In Massachusetts, Unions Beat Billionaires

Paul Prescod Jacobin
Voters in Massachusetts just ratified the Fair Share Amendment, which taxes income above $1 million to fund public services. A broad coalition of labor and community groups took on billionaire money and won.

A New Kind of Anthem

Gerry Sloan
On Veterans Day, we honor Gerald Sloan’s poem, commissioned by a local symphony to be recited at a choral performance of Wilfred Owen's famous sonnet (see below).

What Next-Gen COVID-19 Vaccines Might Look Like

Bob Holmes Knowable Magazine
From building up defenses in the nose to slowing down a virus’s ability to make copies of itself, scientists are rolling out a raft of creative approaches to fighting infection

The GOP Is More MAGA Than Ever

Peter Wehner The Atlantic
It’s hard to overstate how radicalized and anarchic the base of the Republican Party remains.