No One Can Stop the Rain
Reflections on Assata Shakur, her life and death, and what she means today.
Articles in Culture & Politics (20)
Follow Mamdani’s Example
This is how you run. This is how you win. This is the politics we need right now. Democratic socialist candidates can inspire people again, and fight the right effectively.
The Case for Centrism Does Not Hold Up
The New York Times editorial board is wrong. Principled progressive politics on the Bernie Sanders model is still the path forward.
We Really Need to Stop Poisoning Rats
It’s unspeakably cruel to the rats themselves, and it harms humans and other animals in countless ways. There are better options.
Reading the Dictators’ Newspapers
The Pyongyang Times and the Tehran Times are both ludicrous propaganda outlets. In that way, they’re just like our media in the United States.
The Tuttle Twins Learn Incredibly Wrong History Lessons
The libertarian propaganda series is back and worse than ever.
No War with Venezuela!
Like George W. Bush before him, Donald Trump is trying to sell an illegal, indefensible assault on an oil-rich nation. Don’t fall for it.
The Horror of Meat
Americans don’t like to think about the gruesome reality of meat production. But in horror fiction, the suppressed truth returns in strange ways.