Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord from 'Hallelujah'

The first verse of Hallelujah mentions a 'secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord'. Many people have asked... what WAS that chord? I think I might have the answer.

Apocalypse Now

Sally Mansfield Abbott
Poet Sally Mansfield Abbott finds that "doomscrolling" offers exactly what its name implies.

The Great Antifa Hoax

Eric Alterman The New Republic
Yes, it exists. It’s not really a threat to anyone except neo-Nazis—but that’s all the excuse the Trump administration needs to turn the machinery of federal law enforcement loose on anyone with “dangerous” ideas.

Will John Fetterman Go Full Benedict Arnold?

Ryan Cooper The American Prospect
Any re-election campaign in 2028 is doomed. Will he spend the remainder of his term completing the betrayal of his own constituents? Is Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) going to switch parties? That’s the scuttlebutt in Washington, D.C.

Zionism Didn’t Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way

Gideon Levy Haaretz
Zionism, at its base, is the belief in Jewish supremacy between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, and just like any other ideology that subscribes to racial, national or religious supremacy, it is illegitimate.

Tidbits-May 7- Reader Comments: Voting Rights Overturned by Trump Administration and Supreme Court; Kamala in ’28?; Haymarket Monuments; Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films; Black Employment Under Trump; a Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Assata Shakur

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Reader Comments: Voting Rights Overturned by Trump Administration and Supreme Court; Kamala in '28?; Haymarket Monuments; Barbara Kopple's Labor Films; Black Employment Under Trump; A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Assata Shakur;