Aftermath
Green Mountains Review
“Our hearts go out/ but only as the yo-yo might,” writes Georgia poet Chad Davidson of the shock world we mostly live in.
The Immigrants Deported to Death and Violence
Sarah Stillman reports on people who fled their home countries fearing for their lives, and the tragic consequences when they were sent back.
Mr Forty-Five | Parody of Mrs Robinson
And here’s to you Mr Forty-five.
You're obsessed with pardons, wonder why.
Lie, lie, lie
Flirting with Fascism
"This is flirting with fascism in the open, in broad daylight now." –Sanho Tree (Institute for Policy Studies) on Trump's demonization of immigrants.
Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?
In his introduction to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children’s story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is it possible that one of America’s favorite children’s stories is also a subversive parable?
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: Trump Isn't Ready for a Girl From the Bronx
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump might both be from New York City, but she doesn't think he knows to deal with a girl from the Bronx.
Deciphering the Nicaraguan Student Uprising
NACLA
As discontent with the Ortega presidency spreads across Nicaragua, a small student movement has grown to include a diverse array of oppositional movements and private sector actors, each with their own political agenda.
Friday Nite Videos | June 29, 2018
Portside
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: Trump Isn't Ready for a Girl From the Bronx. Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message? Flirting with Fascism. Mr Forty-Five | Parody of Mrs Robinson. The Immigrants Deported to Death and Violence
Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Story of Privatizing Public Education in the USA
The Washington Post
Public funding, private management — these four words sum up American-style privatization whether applied to airports, prisons, or elementary and secondary schools.
Let Us NOT Praise Anthony Kennedy
The American Prospect
Regardless of his motives, Kennedy will be responsible for allowing Trump to name a replacement who, along with the other right-wingers on the court, will further erode American democracy.
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