What does the next generation think of today’s issues? The Big Smoke’s Next Gen program publishes students mentored by Big Smoke editors and writers. Meet Zain, age 13. How has he spent his time during COVID? Building robots from scratch.
Cozcacuauhtli: Protester Facing Incarceration for Dancing
January 6 insurrectionists see almost no penalties for terrorizing Congress and damaging the Capitol. Cozcacuauhtli faces years of incarceration for Danza Azteca in front of an ICE building.
Fighting the Evil Captain Moron and His Minions
In Sean Davis’s latest Dispatches From the Apocalypse, “Fighting the Evil Captain Moron and His Minions,” Davis reviews this week in politics and looks at what is wrong with the American political process today.
Pearls of Optimism
Jeffrey F. Barken provides perspective on the current state of affairs, especially for Millennials weathering first a recession and now a pandemic, and looks to the future.
Predictions, Revelations, and the Asceticism of Journalism
In Sean Davis’s latest Dispatches From the Apocalypse, “Predictions, Revelations, and the Asceticism of Journalism,” Davis is brought into a secret room of aliens running the New World Order.
Sleep Now in the Fire: Out of Shock, Out of Shame
A new essay by John S. Blake, “Sleep Now in the Fire: Out of Shock, Out of Shame,” tells the tale of two [in]different Joes, ignoring the wishes of Americans this holiday.
The GOP’s Hypocrisy on Socialism (or The Dance of the Neanderthal Saucer Men)
In Sean Davis’s latest Dispatches From the Apocalypse, “The GOP’s Hypocrisy on Socialism,” he reviews current events, the GOP, and the malignment of socialism.
No Holds Barred and the Ignoble Lie
In Sean Davis’s latest Dispatches From the Apocalypse, “No Holds Barred and the Ignoble Lie,” he body slams the current state of politics in America.
Charlottesville: Court Finds Far-Right Liable for Violence
The 2017 Charlottesville riot was truly the beginning of an America we’re now familiar with. A jury awards nine plaintiffs injured in that rally $25 million in damages.
National Day of Mourning
Weeks preceding National Day of Mourning brought even more examples, to pile on top of myriad others, of the inequity on which this country was built.