May Day
It’s not just about swinging ribbons round a pole
April Fools
The gravest sin against the gods of redemption is to deny your guilt, double down on your errors, and never admit the wrongness of your ways.
Coal Mining or Arby’s?
I’m not making some reactionary statement in support of coal. But don’t insult the people who still work in coal or, worse yet, lost their jobs in coal.
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In Memoriam: Jimmy Breslin
Breslin recognized New York City as something beautiful not only despite its flaws and imperfections, but maybe even because of them.
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God Bless the #Millennials
According to a new poll, Donald Trump has an approval rating of just 22% among voters age 18-30. But wait. It gets better.
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American Regicide
We live in the shadow of Richard Nixon’s near impeachment and resignation. Subsequent presidents are more vulnerable to political attack. Trump will be next.
A Call to Arms
Let us join together and fight. Let us beat Trump back at every turn until we have vanquished this abominable cancer from our body politic. We, Americans all.
Outraged? Get Outrageous!
Public displays of moral outrage against the lunacy and mendacity of Donald Trump are a good and productive thing right now. Here’s why.
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Why I’m Not Writing this Essay
Well, there’s a whole bunch of reasons, really. Behold.
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The Counter Revolution
A progressive counter-revolution may be closer than it appears at this dark moment. And not despite Trump, but because of him and his Grand Old Posse.
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