A Return to Whose Normal?

A Return to Whose Normal?

Across the country, Democrats, Republicans and the media are all hurrying to declare that the pandemic is ending, and that it’s time to return to normal. They’ve decided that it is time to take all the masks off, get the profits flowing again, and accept that...
Education – Another Covid Casualty

Education – Another Covid Casualty

In recent weeks, teachers and students all over the U.S. have held meetings, demonstrations, and sick-outs protesting the lack of health and safety measures in their schools. These protests were organized as many schools reopened after winter break with unclear and...
There’s a Real Attack on Our Right to Vote

There’s a Real Attack on Our Right to Vote

“Stop the Steal!” That’s what Trump has said since he lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden. His claim that the election was stolen led to legal challenges to vote counts across the country. More often than not the handful of votes that were counted incorrectly...
A New Year, a New Surge, the Same Bankrupt System

A New Year, a New Surge, the Same Bankrupt System

The Omicron variant is raging across the world. And despite the already unthinkable number of deaths since the start of the pandemic — over 5.47 million worldwide and 836,000 in the U.S. — politicians and so-called leaders continue their callous disregard for life as...
The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

A majority white jury in Georgia found three white men guilty of the February 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man. Arbery was jogging in the mostly white suburban community of Satilla Shores, GA, when the killers riding in two pick-up trucks chased...