On Martin Luther King’s Day, I’d like to share this poem, which I have shared before but which I find so striking not only for its beauty but also for its essence of simplicity. If things could only be this way!
Political Artwork archive on Democracy Chronicles
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PHOTOS: Amy Goodman at PEN America’s Writers Resist
PEN America’s literary protest brought together hundreds of writers and artists, including Amy Goodman, alongside thousands of New Yorkers on the birthday of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.
Confronting Fidel Castro’s Death Through Poetry
As the end of the year approaches, I am finally beginning to confront the death of Fidel Castro, who changed the course of my life forever. My relationship with him — even as an absence — has always been complex.
Inside a Golden Age of American Political Satire
American political satire became popular as early as the 1700s in opposition to English rule
Controversial Cuban Artist Sketches a Post-Fidel Nation
Death of revolutionary icon Fidel Castro inspires work of controversial Cuban artist Tania Bruguera
Why Trump Endangers HBO’s House Of Cards
Is it possible for political satire like the House Of Cards to keep up with America’s dramatic political reality?
The History of the Popular I Voted Sticker
The nonpartisan practice of wearing an “I Voted Sticker” on election day became prominent in the 1980s
The President’s New Clothes
This is a vitally important drama and those who don’t care, and don’t perceive the serious and profoundly democratic rationale for this lack that serious and deferential respect for the most precious jewels in our western world’s crown
A Visit to the Trump Presidential Library and Casino in 2017
The Trump Presidential Library and Casino looks like it did the day he opened it, unusually early in March 2017. There are faux ionic columns, a huge gold spray-paint 1980s-font title above the door, and an attached Presidential Golf Course
Truth, Deception, and the Legacy of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Legacy of I.F. Stone is a theatrical documentary created by a team of Emmy Award-winning filmmakers, who subscribed to I. F. Stone’s newsletter in their teens.