J.K. Rowling picked up on subtly racist Trump quip and beautifully blasted him for it.
On Monday August 20, President Trump complimented a Hispanic man, but of course, he found a way to make it racist. At a White House event billed as “Salute to…
Five in the Fifth
Jerry stuffed a tray of dirty dishes onto an overcrowded utility cart then rounded the corner to Mildred’s room. “Hi, gorgeous,” he sang cheerfully. “How’s my girl today?” Millie lifted…
Hambacher Forst, Yasuní and the fight to save the planet
Dozens of young people lived in the Hambach forest to protect it. Photo: WDR"We can either change the values of our civilization, or let the Earth go on without us."…
Obama Rips Into Trump’s Decision To Walk Away From The Iran Nuclear Deal
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, May 8, that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). It was…
How To Deal With A Boring Job
Click:prevent hairlossNo job is immune from the mundane. It may be a long early morning commute or sitting through the fifth presentation of the same material in two days. Our…
“They Grind Exceeding Small” by Ben Ames Williams
Mississippi-born and Dartmouth-educated Ben Ames Williams published 38 novels and nearly 400 short stories in his lifetime, many of the latter appearing in The Saturday Evening Post. His stories were…
#EleccionesBrasil: 5 insecurities behind the victory of Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Billboard for Bolsonaro's presidential campaign. Almanaque Lusofonista & Creative Commons Attribution.The election of the extreme-right candidate Bolsonaro to the presidency of Brazil consolidates the wave of right-wing governments that have…
A Corner Room at the Y
Even now, after all these years, the sound of a train passing through town carries memories for me of our good friend Chester Milvey. I see him tucked away in…
Hostile environment: border guards and border guardees
Click:applications of nano satellites Hospital and housing administrators, 2013. Wikicommons. Some rights reserved.Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy is under scrutiny. The government is doing all it can to contain the…
After A Billboard Urged Liberals To Leave Texas, An Amarillo Resident Fought Back With Positivity
In mid-June, a picture of a billboard in Texas urging liberals to leave the state went viral. Located six miles out of Vega, Texas, on the I-40 Eastbound, the billboard…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Fox News for mocking her D.C. rent problem.
Last week, GOOD highlighted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ very real-life struggle to find housing in Washington, D.C. after becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. She told The New York Times…
The crumbling architecture of arms control
Donald Trump meets Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Finland, July, 2018. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa/Press Association. All rights reserved.At a political rally on Saturday 20 October President Trump announced that the US will…