House Leadership Delays Social Security Expansion

Lee Harris The American Prospect
Nancy Pelosi’s office is blocking Social Security expansion, while Congress prepares to pass a windfall for rich retirees, insurance companies, and large asset managers like Vanguard and Fidelity.

My Small Reality

Beau Beausoleil Moving Parts Press
Has the war become boring, asks San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil, how can you not hear the mourning birds?

How Eco-Fiction Became Realer Than Realism

Lynne Feeley The Nation
Encompassing everything from the ecosystems novel to sci-fi, a growing body of literature is imagining and interrogating the past, present, and future of the planet's climate.

Howard Zinn at 100: The Enduring Legacy of the People’s Historian

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Democracy Now!
Through Howard Zinn's example, his activism, and the enduring relevance of his writings, we can commit, on the centennial of his birth, to reiterate one of his central messages: war is not the answer to conflict in the 21st century.

The Redacted Affidavit: More Evidence v. Trump

Andrew Weissmann The New York Times
The redacted affidavit is further proof that Mr. Trump’s flouting of criminal statutes persisted for a long time and gives every appearance of being intentional.