Democrats Lost Working-Class Voters’ Trust

Interview with Jared Abbott and René Rojas Jacobin
Thanks to decades of failing to seriously address the economic struggles of ordinary Americans, the Democratic Party brand has cratered in the Rust Belt and is increasingly flagging with working-class voters of all races.

Only a Pawn in Their Game

Bob Dylan
Troubadour and Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan reminds us that the System, what we used to call "the Man," is still pulling the strings of repression.

I Taught an Octopus To Play Piano

It took six months, and it was a tortuous and sometimes frustrating journey. But who would have bet it could be done?

Across the Borderline

Adam Aguilar, Flaco Jimenez, Dan Crary and Byron Berline performing Across the Borderline at the concert filming of the Texas Music Extravaganza in San Antonio, TX

The Criminals Who Bought Trump

Put $75 million into Trump crypto: SEC probe dropped. Help them make a crypto coin: Pardoned. The Trumps are using crypto to enable brazen corruption at the highest level.

How Education Changed in One Year Under Trump

Nirvi Shah The Hechinger Report
It was almost impossible for the average observer to keep track of the array of changes across colleges and universities, K-12 schools, early education and education research. This is a look at how the education world was transformed.