The Day I Discovered Racism (1965)
W.D. Ehrhart’s poem “The Day I Discovered Racism” leaves the reader first with shock and then….
Serving $66 Entrees for $18 an Hour: The Union Push at an Upscale New York Restaurant
The Guardian
Lodi workers are part of a larger trend of US workers seeking better conditions in food and hospitality.
To Imagine Is Human: An Evolutionary History
The Conversation
Imagination involves creating a mental image of something that is not present. Imagination is one of the key abilities that make us human. But where did it come from?
Expanding Social Security Is Winning Policy and Politics
Common Dreams
Biden is right to highlight Republican attacks on Social Security. He should also propose a plan to expand it.
Abraham Lincoln Is a Hero of the Left
Jacobin
From Karl Marx to Eugene Debs to 1930s American Communists, leftists have regarded Lincoln as a prolabor hero who played a crucial role in vanquishing chattel slavery. We should celebrate him today as part of the great radical democratic tradition.
Putin’s Mein Kampf: An Invasion Foretold
BuzzFlash
How can too many of my fellow progressives, who marched against Bush’s “preemptive” war in Iraq, now find preemptive war by Putin justified by “NATO provocation”?
The Completely Predictable Resurrection of John Hagee
Pastor John Hagee's speaking appearance at Nikki Haley's campaign rollout shows she isn’t afraid to put extremist voices smack-bang in the center of her appeal to voters.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed | Documentary
From Academy Award winner Laura Poitras, an epic story about renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin, including rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sacker family accountable for the overdose crisis. Full review.
Gloves Off: Buttigieg Calls Out Trump Record of Deregulation
Pete Buttigieg attacks Trump in must-see smackdown. Sign here to tell Biden to restore the train safety rules Trump killed.
What Ever Happened to Hazel Scott?
This video essay tells the story of the extraordinary pianist and jazz vocalist, Hazel Scott. Written and edited by Eve Goldberg. Review of Hazel Scott biography.
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