Ants at a pandemic picnic
Now, we see cities throughout Amerika with bars and restaurants open, and millions of us mingling face to face, beer to beer, with no masks.
It may not be sunny in Philadelphia, but the town’s not burning either
There is widespread anger at the police for this latest police killing, and calls for an end to police using weapons to deal with mentally ill persons, but Philadelphia is not ablaze or in chaos.
Not exceptional. It’s strange.
Here are examples where America is different from other countries...
Fox News host: “Police brutality was exaggerated”
Greg Gutfeld: “Police brutality was exaggerated. I believe it's exaggerated...”
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018
The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.
Obit omit: What the media leaves out of John McCain’s record of militarism and...
A round-table discussion on the life and legacy of John McCain.
Refusing to hide: Migrants find power in caravans
No longer willing to collude in their oppression, Central Americans are coming to the U.S. in the open and en masse.
‘A step forward’: Black Lives Matter protests forced Biden to push racial equity, but...
Biden’s executive orders are “a step forward” and credits social movements who have been pressuring the administration to act.
Media don’t factcheck right-wing migration myths
Right-wing media figures and Republican politicians get little pushback when they promote evidence-free, often absurd claims about incentives for unauthorized immigration.
Why is Ali the last American hero?
At least once a week, a stranger writing a book, magazine article, newspaper feature, or blog; representing a documentary film, radio serial,...