There I Was
Rattle
The anniversary of the election insurrection evokes memories of anger and simplicity; are we more prepared?
books
Save By Books
The Guardian
A Native American rebuilds her life after a prison sentence in this powerfully topical novel from the Pulitzer winner.
books
Review: Angela Davis Revises Herself. She’s Never Mattered More
Los Angeles Times
Angela Davis sketches out her life since the original publication 50 years ago, then as an activist and academic, self-critically assesses the book’s limitations and, most important, links its long-ago events to the recent Black Lives Matter protest
film
How to Save Your Liberal Arts College from Greedy Suits 101
Indypendent
A new documentary film recounts how Hampshire College students and alumni rallied to save their renowned 60’s-era experimental college from its own scheming administration.
poetry
Sensory Details
Radical Teacher
New York City poet Todd Friedman, a retired high school teacher, observes the silent censorship that aims to protect pupils from themselves or perhaps from the facts of life.
food
The Legacy of Campbell Soup’s Tomato Breeding Program
Modern Farmer
The prime growing area for Jersey tomatoes is a region now known as the Inner Coastal Plain, which covers more than 1,000 square miles in southern New Jersey, bordering the Delaware River to the west.
tv
‘Euphoria’ Isn't About Gen Z. It's a Fantasy Revision of High School for Millennials
Esquire
The HBO series has caught flack for glamorising sex and violence, but the show also offers a Kool-Aid of teenage nostalgia that shouldn't be swallowed too willingly
Your Last Opportunity: Let's Make Waves Together
Portside
The MAGA storming of the Capitol is one year old. The attempted coup is still happening. Please help us to inform, to mobilize and to inspire the forces of multi-racial, radical, inclusive democracy to defeat this threat in 2022.
A Message of Hope and Alarm: 2022
Portside
The MAGA storming of the Capitol is one year old. The attempted coup is still happening. Please help us to inform, to mobilize and to inspire the forces of multi-racial, radical, inclusive democracy to defeat this threat in 2022.
books
Paul Tillich's Socialist Decision
Bias Magazine
This too-little-knows treatise by Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite teacher was written in Germany, notes reviewer McManus, as the Nazis were transitioning "from a threatening political movement to a lethal political dictatorship."
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