Portside Digest - 

    
          Poison Ivies
    
          November 14, 2017
    
          The Paradise Papers, Elite Universities, Endowments, Tax Avoidance, and The Engines of Inequality
    
          https://portside.org/2017-11-14/poison-ivies
  
  
          Why Science Says You Should Be Reading Small Independent Media
    
          November 14, 2017
    
          While trust in corporate news has gone down over the past few years, trust in independent news is strong.
    
          https://portside.org/2017-11-14/why-science-says-you-should-be-reading-small-independent-media
  
  
          In Recording, John Kerry Says Israeli Government Doesn’t Want Peace
    
          November 14, 2017
    
          In recordings published Tuesday by Channel 10, (In Israel) America’s former top diplomat can be heard praising the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to nonviolence following a wave of terror attacks beginning in the fall of 2015, which he said has been ignored by Israelis due to right-wing configuration of the current government.“The Palestinians have done an extraordinary job of remaining committed to nonviolence.
    
          https://portside.org/2017-11-14/recording-john-kerry-says-israeli-government-doesn%E2%80%99t-want-peace
  
  
          The Trump White House’s Actions Recall the Most Divisive Eras of the American Past
    
          November 14, 2017
    
          Trump’s attempt to turn back the clock on the most vulnerable communities has to be fought in the courts, in the statehouses, and on the streets.
    
          https://portside.org/2017-11-14/trump-white-house%E2%80%99s-actions-recall-most-divisive-eras-american-past
  
  
          Iowa Workers Defy Attempt to Weaken Their Unions
    
          November 14, 2017
    
          Under a new anti-union law, public-sector unions must re-certify each time they’re scheduled to bargain new contracts, every two or three years. Right-wing backers of the law hoped it would weaken unions by forcing them to devote time and resources to the recertification process and lead workers to drop their membership. But the members of the state's 468 union locals voted overwhelmingly to stick with their union.
    
          https://portside.org/2017-11-14/iowa-workers-defy-attempt-weaken-their-unions
  
  
          'Alias Grace': How a True-Crime Drama Became the Most Relevant Show on TV
    
          November 14, 2017
    
          "My main objective was to track a woman's journey through a man's world where she's endlessly harassed, abused –  and expected to remain silent." -  Alias Graceproducer/writer Sarah Polley

    
          https://portside.org/2017-11-14/alias-grace-how-true-crime-drama-became-most-relevant-show-tv
  

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