Arlene Weiner: Seconds and Irregulars
instruct me in perfection. How many ways things go awry. Take for example these simple sheets. One color’s misprinted, the sky-blue, the pattern everywhere askew. Or stripes mismatched, embellished hem … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Turning Point in Climate Fight as AGs Unite to Target Exxon Crimes
In a move many are hailing as a “turning point” in the climate fight, 20 state Attorneys General on Tuesday launched an unprecedented, multi-state effort to investigate and prosecute the … Continue reading
Speaking of Bread
Here are 20 great quotations about bread. 1. “The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson 2. “How can a nation be great if its bread … Continue reading
The Vegan Kitchen: German Wheat and Rye Bread with Flaxseed
Leavened breads (yeast or sourdough) are one of the staples of traditional cooking, and often there is no need to make them vegan: they already are! They do not need … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: We All Are Islamic State
Revenge is the psychological engine of war. Victims are the blood currency. Their corpses are used to sanctify acts of indiscriminant murder. Those defined as the enemy and targeted for … Continue reading
Mike James: Memory Is A Train
that makes frequent stops for new passengers and for water to cool the engine and, of course, to hand off valuables to thieves on horseback who happen along with masks, … Continue reading
Tanya Golash-Boza: Day of the Demagogue
Trumpian Deportation Fantasies and American Realities In 2006, when I first began researching deportations, George W. Bush was president and quietly building a deportation machine in the Department of Homeland … Continue reading
Alice Friman: At the Gates
Paris in June and we are in love. Delacroix, wine, late nights at the Louvre. Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité. And each and every morning Camembert and apricot confiture on a hunk … Continue reading
W. J. Astore: “Members of the jury, you have just found Jesus Christ guilty”
Remembering the Catonsville Nine In May 1968, nine Catholic activists set fire to draft records in Catonsville, Maryland, in a deliberate act of sabotage and protest against the Vietnam War. … Continue reading
The Story of Easter
Mary Magdalene, Salome and Mary the mother of James went out and purchased burial spices to put on Jesus’ body. Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they came … Continue reading
Video: “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin’ Wolf
This is the only known filmed version of “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin’ Wolf. It was shot in England in 1964 during the American Folk Blues Festival and features the legendary … Continue reading
Audio: Rachmaninoff Performs Piano Concerto 3
. The Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30, composed in 1909 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, has the reputation of being one of the most technically challenging piano concertos … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: You’re not planning to vote?
Voters who hate Donald Trump have had the power to stop him, but most have chosen to stay home. The real question about this year’s electorate is how large a … Continue reading
Jose Padua: A Brief Note on the Effect of Pig’s Blood on the Migration of Souls
At a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, in February, 2016, fascist/racist presidential candidate Donald Trump repeated the apocryphal story that in the Philippines, more than a century ago, Gen. … Continue reading
