PORTRAIT OF A MARRIAGE AS “LIBRARY AFTER AIR RAID, LONDON, 1940”

Cintia Santana Beloit Poetry Journal
We've become inured to civilian bombing, collateral damage, refugees on the road--the consequences of warfare--but it wasn't always so. As poet Cintia Santana depicts the World War II bombing of a scholarly library, she leads us to "the shock of light."

HBO’s Show Me a Hero and the Sordid History of “Negro Removals”

Kevin Baker The Guardian
David Simon’s HBO TV series Show Me a Hero follows the racist fight against public housing in 1980s Yonkers, New York but, as author Kevin Baker reveals, it’s just one instance in the sordid American history of kicking Black people out of their neighborhoods. The issue is not only the refusal of white people to live with people of color, but their conviction that Black space is not legitimate, and that whatever Black people own can be expropriated.

Donald Trump’s Tax Plan Is Great for Donald Trump

Benjy Sarlin MSNBC
After weeks of worrying traditional anti-tax Republicans with talk of a crackdown on the rich, experts across the political spectrum say Trump’s plan looks like a windfall for the wealthiest of the wealthy and for big corporations.

Oregon County Sheriff Vowed to Ignore Gun Control Laws

As President Obama called for new gun control reform measures, Thursday’s school shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon has brought new attention to the actions of Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin, who is investigating the shooting.

Don't Worry Be Happy | Playing For Change

Playing for Change releases a new Song Around The World featuring children performing alongside PFC musicians on the Bobby McFerrin classic, "Don't Worry Be Happy."