Archive | Portside

September 23, 2022

Three Workers Dead in Grain Silo, Including a Child. OSHA Can Do Nothing

Jordan Barab Confined Space

Silos in the foreground against the horizon of the setting sun.

Farms are dangerous workplaces. Grain silos are well known death traps that kill dozens of workers, often children, every year.

September 23, 2022

Welcome to Indian Country

Rena Priest Poetry Magazine

Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest celebrates the beloved “Indian Country,” even welcomes people aboard, but adds a surprise twist to the invitation.

August 25, 2017

Friday Nite Videos | August 25, 2017

Portside

Nuclear Waste | John Oliver. Guy Davis | 'Walk On'. ‘If Mexico Is Paying for the Wall, Why Shut Down the Government?' Weekend Update: Pete Davidson on Colin Kaepernick. Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Nuclear Waste | John Oliver

August 25, 2017

Nuclear waste poses a serious threat to public health if it's not stored in a safe place. John Oliver explains why the United States desperately needs to build a metaphorical toilet for all that waste.

Guy Davis | 'Walk On'

August 25, 2017

Guy Davis performing "Walk On" at Music City Roots Live From The Factory on 3.22.2017

‘If Mexico Is Paying for the Wall, Why Shut Down the Government?'

August 25, 2017

Reporters grill White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders over why President Donald Trump threatens a government shutdown over border security funding.

Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio

August 25, 2017

Donald Trump issues his first presidential pardon to former sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt.

August 25, 2017

Meet Randall Woodfin, the Mayoral Challenger Bringing the Political Revolution to Birmingham

Katherine Webb-Hehn In These Times

The 36-year-old city attorney is proposing debt-free community college and reinvestment in Black neighborhoods.

August 25, 2017

How About Erecting Monuments to the Heroes of Reconstruction?

Richard Valelly The American Prospect

Americans should build this pivotal post–Civil War era into the new politics of historical memory.1877

August 25, 2017

It’s Not Too Soon to Talk About the Post-Trump Era

Chris Winters Yes! Magazine

Even when sensible adults finally take back government, “back to normal” is not what we want.