‘Christmas in My Soul’ ‘Christmas in My Soul’
Fifty years ago this season, Laura Nyro delivered a timeless rebuke to racism, militarism, and “the sins of politics.”
Dec 25, 2020 / John Nichols
A Brave Pastor’s Vision A Brave Pastor’s Vision
Immigrant children put in cages. What would Jesus say?
Dec 24, 2020 / OppArt / Rev. Karen Clark Ristine
This California Law Offers Biden a Tool in the Fight for Environmental Justice This California Law Offers Biden a Tool in the Fight for Environmental Justice
With a community-based approach, AB 617 could help guide Biden’s EPA in leveraging the 1970 Clean Air Act to fight for racial justice.
Dec 24, 2020 / Benjamin Ryan
Modern Hollywood Discovers Its Jazz ‘Soul’ Modern Hollywood Discovers Its Jazz ‘Soul’
Pixar’s Christmas release is the best jazz film in a long time. But then, there isn’t a lot of competition.
Dec 24, 2020 / Ethan Iverson
John Locke and America’s Cult of Private Property John Locke and America’s Cult of Private Property
Californians both voted to protect their private property rights and for Biden by a nearly two-to-one margin. How do those two things square?
Dec 24, 2020 / Rachael Scarborough King
A Campaign Under Quarantine A Campaign Under Quarantine
In Georgia, the last stand of the 2020 election finds both political organizing and reporting hampered by lockdown.
Dec 23, 2020 / Timothy Pratt
Trump’s Chaos Makes Christmas Come Early for Nancy Pelosi Trump’s Chaos Makes Christmas Come Early for Nancy Pelosi
His final month in office is a roller coaster as he threatens a coup, issues vile pardons, and disrupts the stimulus deal.
Dec 23, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter
A constant fight for freedom, equality, and unity, to change America’s culture of racism.
Dec 23, 2020 / OppArt / Angelique Scott
Ebenezer McConnell Ebenezer McConnell
On the chance that the heartless majority leader is not confronted by spirits on Christmas Eve, the voters of Georgia should be prepared to intervene on January 5.
Dec 23, 2020 / John Nichols
Smoking Meat, Hoping to Survive Smoking Meat, Hoping to Survive
For a neighborhood BBQ joint, the struggle is real.
Dec 23, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray