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Freedom Comes to Canada

Bryan D. Palmer Verso
Canada has been rocked in recent weeks by the "Freedom Convoys" that have descended on the nation's cities and blocked border crossings across the country. Bryan D. Palmer maps the political and social composition of this new alt-right uprising.

The Weary Blues

Langston Hughes The Weary Blues
A Message for Black History month: “The Weary Blues,” Langston Hughes's classic poem, is now in the public domain: “The stars went out and so did the moon.”

How Pandemics End

As the world enters a third year of the coronavirus pandemic, people wonder when and how it will end. History offers important lessons.

When the Levee Breaks feat. John Paul Jones | Playing for Change

“When The Levee Breaks” is an emotionally-charged classic by Led Zeppelin. The song is a rework of the 1929 original release by Kansas Joe Mccoy and Memphis Minnie about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927; the most destructive river flooding in U.S. history.