Chris Hedges: Gaslighted by the Ruling Class
We are trapped in an abusive relationship. When we finally have enough, our abuser comes after us with flowers and apologies, promising never to do it again.
Who Should Decide When and How Schools Reopen?
Here's a hint: Not politicians, district officials, bean counters or the president.
Covid-19 May Be Accelerating a Genocide of Brazil’s Indigenous People
It is even more difficult to pin down data on infections and deaths in their communities than it is for the general Brazilian population.
A Breathless Moment in America
A man killed with his face pressed to the ground may yet shift the earth under our feet.
Vaccine at ‘Warp Speed’: When Profits and Politics Drive Science
Speculative bets with taxpayer money are being made on unproven technologies in the early stages of testing.
Plague Journal #13: Trump Plutocrats and Plunderers Confront ‘Black Lives Matter’
If he is unable to bring about civil strife as an electoral tactic, the future of organized, effective opposition is far from clear.
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Howard Bryant on the Revolt of the Black Athlete
The ESPN writer's latest book explores the responsibility often placed upon professional black athletes from Jackie Robinson to LeBron James to be role models for social justice.
Patrick Cockburn: The Cynical Forces Behind America’s Forever Wars
The journalist examines the disastrous inevitability of America’s failures in the Middle East as the region continues to reel from decades of U.S.-sponsored turmoil.
Kevin Cooper: Those Eyes
In the history of racist violence against Blacks, something remained the same in those oppressors, across time and place.
Plague Journal #12: This Year the ‘Tea’ Becomes ‘We’
George Floyd cannot and will not be forgotten!
Good Cop / Bad Cop
Mr. FishDwayne Booth (a.k.a., Mr. Fish) is a cartoonist and freelance writer, has been published in many reputable and prestigious magazines, journals and newspapers. In addition to Harper’s Magazine, his…
Alone and Afraid: Welcome to Chickenhawk America
What sort of government continues to wage wars at home and abroad when even its soldiers and veterans balk?
Bernie Endorses Six Progressive Congressional Candidates
Five are candidates of color, one is running for Senate and the other are in House races
The Election Year
Mr. FishDwayne Booth (a.k.a., Mr. Fish) is a cartoonist and freelance writer, has been published in many reputable and prestigious magazines, journals and newspapers. In addition to Harper’s Magazine, his…
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