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.
Chris Hedges: America’s Death March
Regardless of the outcome, the election will not stop the rise of hypernationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire's terminal decline.
Plague Journal #20: The Coming Memepocalypse
Of all the things 'going viral' which ones will matter the most?
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.
The Kids Are Alright. At Least Yours.
Don’t overstate the benefits of opening schools for poor children while allowing the reckless endangerment of the adults that care for them.
Welcome to Sectarian America: A People, Divided and Armed
Our nation faces a perfect storm of crises and may be teetering on the brink of widespread communal violence.
Plague Journal #19: How a Clown Was Put in Charge of the Circus
Mary Trump identifies her uncle as an abused sociopath, boosted to power because his pathetic lies are endlessly perpetuated by those who stand to gain from his success.
Crisis in Portland Did Not Start with Trump’s Shock Troops — And Likely Won’t End As They Leave
A first-person account of more than two months of street protests shows more similarities than differences between Democrat and Republican treatment of legitimate activism, and media divisions that center white…
Progressive Economist Explains Why a Full Job Guarantee Is Doable, Affordable – and Much Better than Universal Basic Income
We have seen that money can be 'found' instantly when elites deem it necessary, showing that poverty is a "feature not a bug" in the status quo.
Here’s How We Remake the Economy
The Fed's crisis response exposes the faulty logic of moralizing, pro-austerity politicians and economists.
Plague Journal #18: A Long History of Lawless Law Enforcement in the Name of Racist ‘Science’
There is always justification put forth by leaders and governments for discriminatory, unconstitutional behavior.
Chris Hedges: America’s Social Hell
This is Kabir’s America. It is our America. And our shame.
View from the Ground: Twin Cities Activism, Before and After
Are the Twin Cities liberal? Yes. But we are a radical and activist hotbed as well.
John Lewis: The Purest of the Pure
A man who bled and cried for this country yet never gave up fighting for its soul.
Hard Times: ‘It’s Like They’re Trying to Kill Us’
Recent interviews with Alabama prisoners and officials paint grim picture of overcrowding, theft of personal items, surprise transfers and pandemic fear.