Modi’s ‘New’ India: Notch or Knot on China’s Belt (and Road Initiative)
File it in the rapidly-brimming "biggest-stories-of-2020-you-haven’t-heard-about" folder.
All Civilian Lives Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others
Planet Earth circa 2020: this is Orwell’s world; we’re just living in it.
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.
Time to Stop Bankrolling War and the Wealthy
A jubilee moment in pandemic America? The poetry of a movement to change this country.
Chris Hedges: America’s Social Hell
This is Kabir’s America. It is our America. And our shame.
‘Nobody Left’ : We Are Not Alone
Why does celebrity figure so prominently in what we’re collectively willing to classify as wisdom?
We Shelter in Places Apart and Unequal
Topple all the monuments you want, but the real racism’s going unaddressed.
On Contact: Policing the Police Is a Strategy Doomed to Failure
Prior restrictions and checks on police behavior have failed completely and police power is greater today than ever.
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.
Ted Rall: The Cartoonist the Cops Didn’t Let Get Away
The former L.A. Times cartoonist thought he was protected by freedom of the press until his own newspaper came after him for a blog post about LAPD abuses.
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.
America’s Historic Choice: Corporate Tyranny or Revolution
Early in the pandemic, Chris Hedges warned that, compared to what may lie ahead, 'these were the good times.' What about now?