W.H. Auden: September 1, 1939
“We must love one another or die.” Today W.H. Auden’s poem September 1, 1939 resonates more than ever. First published in The New Republic in October 1939, it marks the … Continue reading
Matthew Chapman: UN Issues Rare Warning about Racism in America
A United Nations committee on racism flagged America for a rare formal warning usually reserved for developing nations experiencing ethnic violence. Despite Donald Trump’s campaign promises to restore international respect … Continue reading
Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of Fascism
Lawrence Britt studied the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile) and found they had 14 elements in common. He calls these the … Continue reading
Aviva Chomsky: How (Not) to Challenge Racist Violence
Protesters are eager to expend extraordinary energy denouncing small-scale racist actors. But what about the large-scale racist actors? As white nationalism and the so-called “alt-Right” have gained prominence in the … Continue reading
Video: Noam Chomsky and Martin Luther King on building a resistance movement
. . As widespread oppression and violence rise up, people of good conscience wonder what we can do to help move the country in the right direction. It is natural … Continue reading
Leonard Gontarek: National Security
Monday: Alphabet Soup. Tuesday: Alphabet Soup. Wednesday: Punctuation Soup. The sun cinches the edge of winter trees. Why this talk of seeing into your own nature? Huang … Continue reading
Eva-Maria Simms: Fascism is never democratic
It was St. Patrick’s Day weekend in 2016, and I was out in my garden digging the ground in preparation for the spring planting season. The day was warm, and … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: The Dirty War
desaparecido it’s not the police you see Eduardo says fear the police you can’t sometimes you hear the missing sometimes you don’t they open their mouths and make that sound … Continue reading
George Monbiot: Accidental Re-Wilding
I stepped out into the sunlight, scarcely able to believe what I had seen or, rather, what I had not. I stared at the hills around me, contrasting them with … Continue reading
Gary Margolis: Pancakes and Kabobs
Our town invites in three thousand refugees. We used to count ourselves in, our town of nine hundred fifty three. We’ll have to rent extra seats for them to raise … Continue reading
Isaiah J. Poole: On the Road From Protest to Power — A Rising Tide
The millions who gathered in Washington and around the country for the historic Women’s March, one day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, made an indisputable statement: Trump may have won the … Continue reading
Arlene Weiner: Wordless
My mother’s magazines advised “togetherness,” advertised Simplicity patterns for matching mother-and-daughter dresses, asked “Can This Marriage Survive?” I found Popular Science, admired the clear lines and cheerful mien … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: It Ain’t Over
Some things are over before they’re over. A bad marriage. A bad war. It got so a squad would go out, call in checkpoints as if on the move, sit … Continue reading
Julia Conley: Trump Threatens ‘Fire and Fury’ against North Korea
If North Korea makes any more threats to the U.S., “they will be met with fire, fury, and frankly power the likes of which the world has never seen before.” — … Continue reading
