Running on Empty: How the Dems Lost to Trump for the Second Time in Eight YearsKamala Harris, the commentators widely agreed, ran a nearly perfect campaign. She hit her cues, avoided mistakes, and was really good at…Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 2024
NightspaceHe’s there when I get up to go to the bathroom. Crouched with a big knife behind the shower curtain. Or standing in plain sight on the cold…Feb 9, 2024Feb 9, 2024
Right-Wing “Herd Immunity” Logic Has Infiltrated US Politics and Public HealthWhen COVID-19 broke out across the world in 2020, it produced widespread support for expanded public health measures, including…Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 2023
Actually, Democrats Didn’t “Win” the MidtermsProgressives are breathing a sigh of relief at dodging a disastrous “red wave” rout in the midterm elections that would have given…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
Socialists Need an Independent Approach to Gun ViolenceAmong the many grim features of U.S. life in 2022, gun violence might be especially depressing because it is a crisis that seems so…Sep 26, 2022Sep 26, 2022
The Brief, Brave Life of Larry CasuseDavid Correia’s new book brings to life the Red Power movement of the early 1970s and the Navajo struggle for self-determination against a…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
A New Cold War Won’t Help the People of Ukraine or Anyone ElseThe Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked strong reactions across the world, from empathetic solidarity with the Ukrainian…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
The Best Books on Winning Socialism in Our LifetimeShepherd Books asked me to recommend 5 books about socialism today. With apologies to many amazing authors I could have listed, here they…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Both Parties Want Us to Surrender to COVID for CapitalismIn the nearly two years of this pandemic, we have endured not only illness, loss and social isolation, but also the mentally exhausting…Jan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
COVID Has Shown that Everyone has an Interest in Disability RightsCOVID has universalized the long struggle of disabled people for humane workplace and school accommodations.Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
