How Trump Lost an Evangelical Stalwart

Emma Green The Atlantic
The editor in chief of Christianity Today explains his scathing editorial about the president’s behavior—and the damage he argues his fellow Christians are doing to the Gospel.

The Sardines are a Wakeup Call for the Left

Norma Rangeri il manifesto
It is as if the people as a democratic entity have just awakened from their slumber, casting aside the weight of a feeling of powerlessness and depression. They are giving us a priceless Christmas present: a shot of real positivity.

No Final Defeat

Tom Blackburn New Socialist
This might be a moment of political desolation for the socialist left in Britain, but those revelling in their apparent triumph have no answers to the problems we face. The struggle for social transformation in this country must continue.

Amidst the Climate Emergency Nature is Still Revealing Its Secrets

Emily Beament Ecologist
The Snowdrop, a bulbous perennial plant.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew highlights the top 10 amazing discoveries from the new plants and fungi found by the institution and its partners in 2019. Many are at risk of extinction from deforestation, agriculture and energy development.

Friday Nite Videos | 12-20-19: Holiday Music Special

Portside
"Once Upon Impeachment," A Late Show Animated Christmas Classic. Otis Taylor | Resurrection Blues. Bob Dylan | Long Ago, Far Away. Don McLean | Vincent ( Starry, Starry Night). Bob Marley | Get Up Stand Up.

Bob Dylan | Long Ago, Far Away

one man lived just like a king,
the other man begged on the street.
long ago, far away;
these things don't happen
no more, nowadays