[https://new.portside.org/] Material of Interest to People on the Left PORTSIDE SNAPSHOT - DECEMBER 11, 2017 THE ELECTION IS BEING STOLEN [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/election-being-stolen] [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/election-being-stolen] DANA FRANK, PARKER ASMANN December 8, 2017 _ Jacobin _ A lot of the good English language coverage of Honduras has stemmed from the murder of renowned environmental rights activist Berta Cáceres in May of 2016. Her assassination reverberated around the world and led to a tremendous amount of education about not only the corruption within the Honduran government, but also the role of Honduran military and elites in allegedly committing her assassination. * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/election-being-stolen] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/election-being-stolen] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/election-being-stolen&text=The%20Election%20Is%20Being%20Stolen] DANIEL ELLSBERG: NUCLEAR WAR PLANNING IN USA [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-war-planning-usa] [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-war-planning-usa] AMY GOODMAN, JUAN CONZALEZ, DANIEL ELLSBERG December 8, 2017 _ Democracy Now! _ Few know Ellsberg was also a Pentagon and White House consultant who drafted plans for nuclear war. His new book, published Tuesday, is titled “The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.” * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-war-planning-usa] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-war-planning-usa] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/daniel-ellsberg-nuclear-war-planning-usa&text=Daniel%20Ellsberg%3A%20Nuclear%20War%20Planning%20in%20USA] GOP TAX PLAN IS IGNITING A MOVEMENT FOR A MORAL ECONOMY [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/gop-tax-plan-igniting-movement-moral-economy] [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/gop-tax-plan-igniting-movement-moral-economy] SARAH ANDERSON December 6, 2017 _ OtherWords.org _ On December 4, prominent faith leaders announced plans for one of the largest waves of civil disobedience in U.S. history. Dubbed the “Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival,” this effort will mark the 50th anniversary of a similar initiative in 1968 that was undercut by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/gop-tax-plan-igniting-movement-moral-economy] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/gop-tax-plan-igniting-movement-moral-economy] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/gop-tax-plan-igniting-movement-moral-economy&text=GOP%20Tax%20Plan%20Is%20Igniting%20a%20Movement%20for%20a%20Moral%20Economy] RED VELVET [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/red-velvet] [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/red-velvet] December 9, 2017 _ Chicago Shakespeare Theater / Stage and Cinema.com _ London’s Theatre Royal in the mid-1800s. Edmund Kean, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his age, collapses on stage while performing the lead in Othello. He is replaced by a young, black actor, Ira Aldridge—a first for the role on London’s West End. As a bill in Parliament promoting the abolition of slavery sends shock waves through the streets, how will London react to his performance? * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/red-velvet] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/red-velvet] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/red-velvet&text=Red%20Velvet] THE GEOMETRY VANISHES [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/geometry-vanishes] [https://new.portside.org/2017-12-11/geometry-vanishes] JASON ENGLAND March 20, 2017 _ Cosmos _ Magicians have long taken advantage of obscure mathematical principles in creating interesting puzzles and illusions. * [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/geometry-vanishes] * [https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/geometry-vanishes] * [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?url=https%3A//new.portside.org/2017-12-11/geometry-vanishes&text=The%20Geometry%20Vanishes] INTERPRET THE WORLD AND CHANGE IT Submit via web [https://new.portside.org/contact/submit_to_portside] Submit via email Frequently asked questions [https://new.portside.org/faq] Manage subscription [https://new.portside.org/subscribe] Visit portside.org [https://new.portside.org/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/portsideorg] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Portside.PortsideLabor] ######################################################################## To unsubscribe, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(portsidetest,SIGNOFF);