Nicolás Maduro, the usurper
Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela. On March 6, 2017. Xinhua/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved.The Venezuelan Parliament has officially declared Nicolás Maduro a usurper of the Presidency. Could we claim…
Hungry
Linda had gotten into the habit of stopping by the bridge after work, never 100 percent sure if today would be the day. The sun had set, and she stuck…
Tuition-Free College Is Gaining Serious Traction In The U.S.
College in America can be very expensive. One year of tuition at a public American university will run you around $10,000 — if you’re an in-state student. (Just for some perspective,…
Hollywood is selling a ‘new man’ for the #MeToo era but still misses the point.
Who better to circle the pending death of #MeToo than Vulture? In a recent puff piece—“Timothée Chalamet is the Perfect Star for 2018”—the magazine conspires with an “assortment of Hollywood…
The Bolsonaro effect
It sounds like a distasteful joke, but Brazilians are on the verge of electing a far-right president. After winning the first ballot on 7 October, candidate Jair Messias Bolsonaro (Social…
Moment of Vengeance
Originally published in the Post on April 21, 1956 At midmorning six riders came down out of the cavernous pine shadows, down the slope swept yellow with arrowroot blossoms, down…
Over-Town
Doris decides to walk to the Pebbly Beach freight yard. The tug won’t be leaving for San Pedro for a couple of hours, and she has nothing but time. A white van passes her on the winding shoreline road from Avalon. The…
How Ride-Hailing Could Improve Public Transportation Instead Of Undercutting It
Over the last half-decade, public transit ridership declined nationwide. The number of vehicle miles traveled in cars is rising, and traffic congestion is getting worse in many U.S. cities. At…
Meme warfare in the Swedish context
Screenshot: Jimmie Åkesson, Leader of the Sweden Democrats, August 2018. YouTube.Recent years have seen the far and extreme right wing building international coalitions to disseminate propaganda in an attempt to…
6 things you can do when your child points or stares at a child who uses a wheelchair.
It happened every time I took my family out in public: stares, open mouths, finger pointing, awkward conversations and personal questions. And then my fourth, and soon fifth children added…