San Juan’s Mayor: Puerto Rico Was a Precursor for the Pandemic

Jamil Smith Rolling Stone
Carmen Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz talks of Trump’s criminal response to Puerto Rico’s hurricanes as a precursor to this moment. Trump politically disappeared the victims of Irma and Maria in 2017; and is trying to do the same to victims of Covid-19.

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Trump’s Warped Definition of Free Speech

Adam Serwer New York Times
Trump is seeking to build social-media companies such as Twitter and Facebook into part of an authoritarian infrastructure that amplifies his power and silences the opposition.

Mourning and Organizing

Sarah Jaffe The Progressive
Collective grief, from Minneapolis to vigils for victims of COVID-19, is inseparable from rebellion

Da 5 Bloods | Spike Lee Movie

From Academy Award® Winner Spike Lee comes a New Joint: the story of four African-American Vets who return to Vietnam,  confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War.

The Legal Marijuana Industry Is Rigged | Hasan Minhaj

As rich, white business owners monopolize newly-available marijuana licenses, states continue to arrest people of color for cannabis crimes, even after it’s legal. This leads Hasan to ask: if cannabis can’t be legalized fairly, should it be legalized at all?