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January 21, 2019

Into a Crueler America: Two Border Crossings, 30 Years Apart

Reyna Grande Literary Hub

Reyna Grande on a Chance Encounter at the San Antonio Airport.

January 21, 2019

Chef Jose Andres’s Relief Kitchen Feeds 5,500 Furloughed Federal Workers

Carlyann Edwards Bloomberg News

Volunteers work in the kitchen of a restaurant opened by chef Jose Andres for federal workers and their families during a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17, 2019.

Andres’s World Central Kitchen served meals to thousands of government employees this week and plans to keep doing so until the shutdown is over.

January 21, 2019

Women Now Run the Military-Industrial Complex: That’s Nothing To Celebrate

Dean Spade and Sarah Lazare In These Times

“Through a multiyear commitment from Raytheon, Girl Scouts will launch its first national computer science program and Cyber Challenge for middle and high school girls,” states a promotional page.

January 21, 2019

Attacks on the Women’s March Expose Race and Class Bias Among White Jews and Progressives

Jodi Jacobson Rewire.News

Attacks on the Women's March are counterproductive for everyone. The fight for social justice requires us to face and address together and compassionately the fundamental differences used to keep many communities apart and in fear of each other.

January 20, 2019

'Informer': TV Review

Tim Goodman Hollywood Reporter

A taut, twisty new series from Amazon and the BBC touches on race, class, immigration and terrorism.

January 20, 2019

Time to Break the Silence on Palestine

Michelle Alexander New York Times

Martin Luther King Jr. courageously spoke out about the Vietnam War. We must do the same when it comes to this grave injustice of our time.

January 20, 2019

Star Wars Revisited: One More Nightmare From Trump

Melvin Goodman CounterPunch

There is probably no greater illusion in the field of national security than the idea of credible missile defense.

January 20, 2019

Please Help Us End Our Annual Fund Appeal With a Bang!

Portside moderators Portside

If you've meant to contribute to support Portside but haven't yet done so, this is your last opportunity for the season. Every year, we ask our readers to support Portside. This is the last appeal of the season. So please act now.

January 20, 2019

The Horror of Trump’s Wounded Knee Tweet

Alyssa Mt. Pleasant and David A. Chang Politico

The president poked fun at a devastating massacre and reinforced racist, misogynistic stereotypes.

January 20, 2019

Most Coffee Species At Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change

Trevor Nace Forbes

While plant species around the world will have to cope with warming temperatures and a changing climate, coffee is especially vulnerable to these changes.