A Speech to the Class of 2020: You Didn’t Deserve This
How the roof fell in, a graduation speech for an age of collapse
Nomi Prins: A Rendezvous With Destiny? Comparing the 1930s to This Crisis
Economic crashes, then and now
Danny Sjursen: The End of Warfare As We Know It?
The future of forever war, American-style
Andrea Mazzarino: Who Is ‘Essential’ to Our Covid-19 World
A military spouse’s perspective on fighting this pandemic
Foreign Correspondent: The Rest of the World Sees Uprisings, Not Riots
The black liberation movement has a long history of solidarity with the Third World. Some of today’s protesters, particularly whites, may not be familiar with that history and its lessons…
Foreign Correspondent: How Cuba Is Fighting the Virus
So far government efforts have severely restricted the pandemic's spread since it was first discovered among foreign tourists.
Lee Camp: 19 Facts About American Policing That Will Blow Your Mind
Despite all the coverage of it recently, a deeper debate sits ignored – why it exists, how it works and where it came from.
Mike Siegel: A Counterfeit $20 Bill
When you have privilege, a crime is a 'mistake,' and when you don't, a mistake becomes a crime.
What Would My Husband Elijah Cummings Say?
He would likely urge protesters to 'focus on what they are fighting for' and not fall into the trap of letting anger and destructive actions distract from their goal.
Chris Hedges: The Treason of the Ruling Class
They have destroyed our capitalist democracy and replaced it with a mafia state.
Plague Journal #11: A Different Kind of Education Experience
Online learning is no panacea for what ails education, now or ever.
Call for POC Solidarity: Wealth Is Inherently Built on the Suffering of Others
Do not make the mistake of projecting your rage at 'rioters', rage at the system that created the NECESSITY for riots.
Teacher Wisdom: K-12 Students Cannot Return to Campus This Fall
Physical distancing at schools is impossible. Now is the time to prepare robust distance learning and close the technology gap.
Plague Journal #10: What Kids Remember
Whether it was the duck and cover drills of last centry, or wearing masks and social distancing today, children are asked to weather disasters of adult leadership.
Fundamentalist Pandemics
A Tomgram: Juan Cole, Iran and the U.S., an irony of curious affinity.