Corporate Media Ignores the Uprisings’ Key Voices
Pundits and government officials are regularly called on to comment on the George Floyd protests, while those most impacted by police brutality go unheard.
What Trump Means by ‘Law and Order’
The president's deployment of federal agents in American cities is about the opposite of "law and order."
A Pain In the Mask: The Freedom Fighters’ Fuss
Why does a simple ordinance to protect community health make people pretend freedom is an absolute?
Plague Journal #21: Caste In America
Should be required reading in any school genuinely concerned about what they should be concerned about: the future of the United States.
A Simple Solution to Pandemic Poverty
Unconditional emergency assistance is an urgent, fair and feasible way of stopping people falling into poverty as a result of the pandemic.
The Supreme Court Just Made the Case for Medicare for All
The highest court in the land says employers can refuse to cover birth control. This is why care shouldn’t be tied to employment.
A Dozen Reasons Now Is the Time for Housing as a Human Right
Get it out of your head that American society is set up to be fair. Fair would be a roof over everyone's head.
Trump’s TikTok Tantrum Is No Joke
Trump’s rage toward TikTok is symptomatic of a president losing his grip on power, but it's no laughing matter.
Covid-19 Isn’t the Only Virus Killing Americans
In a stunning display of virulent greed, health care giants are taking COVID-19 relief money while cutting jobs and paying CEOs millions.
Trump Is Not Immune to the Pandemic’s Political Death Sentence
People seldom forgive governments that get them involved in losing wars or fail to cope with a natural disaster like the coronavirus.
‘A Tragic Illusion’: Did the Atom Bomb Immediately Make the United Nations Obsolete?
75 years ago, at the dawn of the atomic age, today's sovereign state system was actually up for debate.
The Ugly Truth Behind Vaccine ‘Hacking’ Concerns
Does it make sense to describe the alleged "stealing" of Covid-19 vaccine research by Russian and Chinese hackers as a form of “theft”?
Plague Journal #20: The Coming Memepocalypse
Of all the things 'going viral' which ones will matter the most?
Wall Street Gets Another Bailout as Main Street Struggles to Survive
Insolvent Wall Street banks that have been quietly bailed out again under the cover of the Covid-19 pandemic should be public utilities.
View from Death Row: We Are the Living Dead
For weeks, prisoners at San Quentin have been sick and dying as the epidemic spread rapidly in the crowded, stacked cells. Then the author fell ill, too.