Daniel Burston: “It Can’t Happen Here”
Trump, Authoritarianism & American Politics
Joan E. Bauer: Dynamite Hill
for Angela Davis Nothing made her angrier than silence (and inaction)— made her skin prickle. Even as a child, she’d break up a dogfight on the hot streets of Birmingham. … Continue reading
Video: Beautiful Reactions
. This video is from a website appropriately named Beautiful Chemistry. Professor Yan Liang of the University of Science and Technology of China, along with co-creators Xiangang Tao and Wei … Continue reading
Mary Oliver: The Artist’s Task
It is a silver morning like any other. I am at my desk. Then the phone rings, or someone raps at the door. I am deep in the machinery of … Continue reading
Video: Natural Playground
Here’s the upside to global warming. . Directed and Performed by Ben Leclair Co-produced by Kevin Calvez Filmed by Blackbird productions & Ian Curry . Ben LeClair . . Email … Continue reading
Video: Stephen Fry loathes dancing. See his rant performed – in dance
. ‘Not so much an accomplishment as an affliction…’ Stephen Fry Hates Dancing turns a monologue by the British comedian into a celebration of the very art he despises. … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The Sedition of Mr. Trump
3rd debate score: cool Clinton wins, Wallace wins, Trump stumbles, sniffs & commits sedition. Newscasters and commentators who analyze the candidates’ performance and the public’s reaction immediately after presidential debates … Continue reading
Jeff Oaks: Fathers
Ward Cleaver, Mike Brady, Archie Bunker, Mr. Cunningham: what other models? No one expected our fathers to do much beyond buy things, and I wonder whether fathers were relieved or … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: On Doubt And The Wednesday Messiah
I think Mishima once said that before the golden pagoda burns, a hymn begins with the scratch of a single match. If he didn’t say it, he should have. I’m … Continue reading
Video: It’s Not OK
. In this short video produced by Humanity for Hillary, women respond to #TrumpTapes. The video features Meryl Streep, Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and other women … Continue reading
Andrea Germanos: The ‘Good Anthropocene’ — Grassroots Initiatives Worldwide Show Path Forward
‘Our legacy may not be as dark as we might think.’ Looking for a ray of sunshine amidst seemingly endless news of the warming planet, global biodiversity loss, or ongoing … Continue reading
George Monbiot: There Is Such A Thing as Society
Why should plagues of mental illness surprise us, in a world being ripped apart? What greater indictment of a system could there be than an epidemic of mental illness? Yet … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Donald Trump — The Dress Rehearsal for Fascism
Americans are not offered major-party candidates who have opposing political ideologies or ideas. We are presented only with manufactured political personalities. We vote for the candidate who makes us “feel” … Continue reading
Walter Bargen: Circus Coil
When I think of blood I think of you that night, not because you dodged a bullet and nothing so easy as sidestepping an office intrigue or petty paternity suit … Continue reading
