What Will We Tell Future Generations About the Pandemic?
Let me start 2022 by heading back — way, way back — for a moment. It’s easy to forget just how long this world has been a dangerous place for human beings. This was something I thought about recently when I found a little memoir that Aunt Hilda had written decades ago in a small […]
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GOP Attack on “Election Fraud” Is Really an Attack on Black Voters
Many events marking the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection at U.S. Capitol have focused on voting rights. Republican attempts to restrict voting access for Black voters have been fuelled by false allegations about voter fraud. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority leader, promised Tuesday that he would vote to amend the filibuster rule to stop Republicans […]
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Omicron Outbreaks in Prisons Put Everyone at Risk, But Data Is Scarce
The Omicron version of COVID-19 is a unique public threat because the highly contagious viral disease drives infection rates to record levels. However, there is a lack of data about COVID in prisons and prisons across the United States that leaves researchers, incarcerated people, and the general public in the dark about outbreaks that can […]
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New York Times Parent Company Interfered With Union Efforts, Labor Board Says
The parent company of The New York Times The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which recently alleged that Apple has illegally restricted its tech workers from promoting unionization efforts. In a complaint to an administrative judge the NLRB said that The New York Times Company “has been interfering with, restraining and coercing employees in the […]
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What the Jan. 6 Focus Is Really About
As we await findings and conclusions of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack, let’s take a moment and do our own soul-searching about what is going on. The House Select Committee is engaged in Washington’s favorite pastime–looking for whom to blame. This pastime has a sidelight: it pretends that complicated things […]
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6 Things to Expect From Jan. 6 Committee in 2022
The first anniversary of Jan. 6th riot at Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump is fast approaching. The House select committee investigating this matter could have a huge year ahead of it in 2022. The Jan. 6 select panel interviewed more than 300 witnesses behind closed door doors, including officials from state and […]
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Can Biden Order You to Be Sterilized, Too?
Can President Joe Biden make it clear that your employer sterilizes you? Can he also order your employer to ensure that you are vaccinated against COVID-19? The first question focuses on a hypothetical. The second is not. John Holdren, who served with Biden in the Obama administration (where he was director of the White House […]
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Fact Checkers Falsely Claim They Are Fact Checkers
It’s a difficult job with many moving parts to defend Washington’s ruling regime. To keep everyone on message and to make sure that only the regime’s message is the controlling one in the public square, you need committed politicians, woke multinational corporations, corporate media, and devoutly loyal followers who will echo that message far and […]
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If You’re Feeling the Pandemic Era’s Weight Harder Than Ever, You’re Not Alone
“Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time,” wrote Kurt Vonnegut in Slaughterhouse-Five. I know what it means. Yesterday, although it wasn’t quite dawn yet, I was trying settle on music for the morning. I’d been awake for almost two hours, again, though I didn’t fall asleep until after midnight, again, and the point was pressing […]
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After Chicago Teachers Vote for Remote Learning, City Cancels Classes Instead
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which voted Tuesday to reinstate remote teaching until coronavirus incidences in the city drop, voted Tuesday. In response, school district officials — who oppose a return to virtual learning — cancelled all classes for Wednesday, a move that affected more than 340,000 studentsThe third-largest school district of the country. Chicago […]
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