Lawrence Ferlinghetti, whose poetry defied social barriers and norms, and who saw his poetry as insurgent art, died on February 22. He inspired generations of writers and artists from his City Lights bookstore in San Francisco to make art that challenged the status...
Introduction The storming of the US Capitol last month by crowds of protesters was a stunning display of defiance and anger. Fueled by a false belief that the presidential election was being stolen from them, and exhorted by Trump’s call to march to the Capitol, they...
As the Covid-19 pandemic tore across the globe in March 2020, schools across the country shut down. The goal was simple: to slow the spread of a virus that has now claimed over half a million lives in the U.S. alone. And although the end of January marked the close of...
For almost a week, millions of Texans have been without power, struggling to survive in below-freezing temperatures. Texas is one of the wealthiest states in the country — the state alone has the ninth largest economy in the world. But once again, just like with this...
Kim Moody is a longtime activist, socialist, a founder of Labor Notes, and author of many books on rank and file unionism and politics. Presentation Q &...
