The attacks on Zohran Mamdani are nothing new. In 1935, the Times warned that La Guardia always had his hand in “some socialistic plaything or other.” Back then, it was a power plant; today, it’s Mamdani’s plan for public groceries. From Harold Meyerson: trib.al/sUBTKlW

Trillions of dollars in our retirement savings are enriching the ultra-wealthy while they ravage our communities.

Sare Myklebust & Saqib Bhatti of @acrecampaigns.bsky.social explain how a mass movement led by workers and pensioners can turn off the tap.

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Women are the fastest-growing group of veterans. Over 600,000 women receive veterans health care, and they have particular mental and physical health needs. Suzanne Gordon reports on how VA health cuts affect them:
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incredible use of the passive exonerative tense

Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.

Cruel. 

I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

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NEW — For the second time in less than a week, militarized federal agents deployed tear gas in a Chicago residential area.

Members of the media, Chicago police officers on the scene for crowd control, and the broader nearby community were also exposed to the tear gas.

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"Construction of the power lines has helped China reduce its emissions of toxic air pollution. [A]nalysis of satellite data found that air pollution in China had plunged 41 percent since 2014. That added almost two years to the country’s average life expectancy."

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U.S. citizens Adnaan & Tor Musto endured beatings & harsh treatment for 6 days in a notorious Israeli prison after being captured from the Global Sumud Flotilla. James Baratta talks to them & their family about how the State Department did nothing during their capture.

"For too long, our leaders have forgotten New Yorkers with disabilities. We have been failed by those with their own agendas, those who care only about holding on to power to remain relevant and serve their own egos." - Quemuel Arroyo

Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...

The White House is openly complaining that Trump didn't win a Nobel Peace Prize. This is a churlish response since they Nobel's just endorsed Trump's rush to war against Venezuela www.thenation.com/article/worl...

At last week’s Board of Education meeting, CTU Vice PresidentJackson Pottercalled out the chaos caused by charter operators’ mismanagement and Governor Pritzker and the Democratic supermajority’s chronic underfunding of public schools.

Our students can’t wait, and neither can we.

Millions of people will take to the streets again this Saturday to protest the autocratic regime of President Donald Trump. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social talked to organizers of the Oct. 18 No Kings protests, which are expected to be bigger than the first set in June.
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This is absolutely true. And also the least self-aware article ever, from the publication that brought you “The Gaza Famine Myth.”

What do you think it’s like to watch your child starve to death?

Powerful coalition forming in St. Louis, MO, from labor to racial justice to environmental groups, to defeat a local $1B+ data center. This comes on the heels of community coming together to defeat the St. Charles data center in recent months www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...

Diane Keaton, famed for roles in “Father of the Bride,” “First Wives Club” and more, has died at 79

An extremely rough day for Edgewater in Chicago. ICE activity near schools. People kidnapped while working in yards, standing on hiring corners. So many rapid responders biking, walking, driving, whistles around necks, trying to protect their neighbors, but up against such well-funded forces.

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

Want to yell at Washington Post management?

when the brits realized their empire was done for, they got the NHS. when our elites realized it, we get... this

"College football is money-hungry, exploitative of the players, and expert at creating miserable fan experiences, but at least it can't get any worse."
"Hold my-"
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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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When Pam Bondi tried her hand at insult comedy this week, four Senators asked her about antitrust corruption. It's a real point of vulnerability, and the pressure has led to a few better outcomes. More importantly, states and the public are squarely attuned to fighting corporate power. From me: