A Poem A Poem
It is not normal, a woman says Never has been, another said Ordinary, the men women make In parks, corners of street, rhyme Daily, I shut the window I pass messages by The so-calle…
Apr 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jos Charles
Overture to a Tragedy Overture to a Tragedy
Greetings to you who holds me close. I hold you close because of your beauty (I wanted to possess your beauty)— The beauty which leaves your body that remains. Greetings to you who…
Apr 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kim Ok & translated by Ryan Choi
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Has Failed Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Has Failed Chicago
The quest for justice for Adam Toledo requires that Lightfoot resign.
Apr 19, 2021 / Jasson Perez
The Pentagon Is Not Taking Covid Seriously Enough The Pentagon Is Not Taking Covid Seriously Enough
Over a third of active-duty military personnel have refused to be vaccinated. The Pentagon’s response has mostly been silence.
Apr 19, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino
Report From the Chauvin Trial: Blitzkrieg at Brooklyn Center Report From the Chauvin Trial: Blitzkrieg at Brooklyn Center
Operation Safety Net, the multiagency task force created for the Derek Chauvin trial, ambushed and arrested protesters outside a suburban police station Friday night.
Apr 19, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police
The greatest upside for congressional Democrats is to solidify their strength with the young people by embracing popular progressive policy positions.
Apr 19, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Representative Mark Pocan on Amazon and ‘the Arrogance of Corporations That Get Too Big’ Representative Mark Pocan on Amazon and ‘the Arrogance of Corporations That Get Too Big’
The Wisconsin representative whom Amazon attacked talks about the company’s self-serving apology, the Bessemer union vote, and the PRO Act.
Apr 19, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols
American Journalism’s Role in Promoting Racist Terror American Journalism’s Role in Promoting Racist Terror
History must be acknowledged before justice can be done.
Apr 19, 2021 / Feature / Channing Gerard Joseph
Marx for Our Times Marx for Our Times
A new book explores the social democratic impulses and Jewish origins of Karl Marx.
Apr 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins