THE GREATEST GENERATION? NOT WHO YOU THINK
They stopped a war, ended racial segregation, set off an explosion of creativity in arts and music, and changed the world. Who were they?
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Exploring world affairs, national affairs, culture, protests, racism, pandemics and the human comedy from the left of the continent. This is not meant to draw you here, but to urge you to make your community better, no matter where you live.
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The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba
Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” ushers in a “New Special Period.”
The Hijacking of the United States
Our current government has aims to become a dictatorship. Not just of the U.S., but of the whole world. Americans are uniquely situated to stop this worldwide coup before it solidifies itself.
The Housing Question
Americans have a mean streak. They allow nearly one million of their fellow citizens to sleep on the ground, and they send their elders to warehouses away from their families.
What to the Slave is the 4th of July?
It took a former slave and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, to give the best oration about justice and equality, and its lack, in the U.S. in its 250 years of existence.
The Rising of the Robots Means the End of the Billionaires
What will happen when there are twice as many AGIs (Artificial General Intelligences) sentient beings?
How to Complete California's Bullet Train in Two Years
A bullet train from Orange County to San Francisco will have to travel 494 miles. It was 2008, when voters approved the route. Since then slow work has been concentrated on 119 miles around Fresno.
What were Communists doing in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s?
If you thought McCarthy got rid of them in the 1950s, then you missed out on them in the next few decades. Linn Shapiro has the story.
NICK JONES 1942-2026
The Man Who Changed the Labor and Boycott Movements
The Voters’ Dilemma
There are no good candidates, so don't vote for them. See below.