Lubberland
Labor South
The South's patrician political leadership still has contempt for the lower classes of "Lubberland"
And for a Time we Lived
New Letters
California poet Rebecca Foust addresses an accustomed high standard of living that we know is precarious, evanescent.
27 Million Soviet Citizens Lost Their Lives Fighting the Nazis, Westerners Comparing USSR to Hitler's Germany Insult Their Memory
Russia Today
With Victory Day here again, World War II historical revisionism kicks back into gear. The reason this is becoming such a hot issue once again is that the debate over the past has serious implications for today’s geopolitics.
Bosses are acting like the pandemic never happened
Vox
Now, with vaccinations on the rise and summer approaching, a lot of employers are going back to business as usual. Workers have leverage at this moment.
Biden Banks on $3.6 Trillion Tax Hike on the Rich and Corporations
The New York Times
The White House is proposing substantial increases in personal income tax rates for those earning about a half-million dollars and higher tax rates on large corporations. Republicans are aghast.
Capitalism and the Caring Economy
The American Prospect
The entire caregiving sector needs to be separated from the commercial economy. Otherwise, we pay exorbitant costs for inadequate services and abuse workers and patients alike.
What Is Sovereignty? A Conversation About American Colonialism
The Guardian
Jacqueline Keeler, the author of a new book on standoffs with the government, tells Jason Wilson why the colonial relationship on which the US was founded needs to be renegotiated
'Filibuster or Democracy' After GOP Nixes 1-6 Commission
Common Dreams
"Unless we abolish the filibuster, there will be no progress on any agenda focused on justice, fairness, or basic survival," said Sen. Ed Markey.
Chile: Left and Independent Forces Win Big
A new constitution that will likely shape Chile's future for decades will be written by victorious left and independent candidates, who decisively defeated the conservative coalition of President Sebastian Pinera.
When Earth Was a Planet of the Apes
More than ten million years ago, the world was brimming with a wide variety of apes. New studies of ape fossils provide clues how humans evolved.
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