Are you all sick of the fundraiser? I know I am. And yet, bills have to be paid. Let's try to solve two birds with one post here. This requires some honor system work here, but let's use this as an open thread for you...
Author: Erik Loomis
This is a post from the very near future. This is the grave of Lawyers, Guns, and Money, a top 100 Political Science Blog, which was quite an honor given.
In my lifetime of permambulations, my endless walkabout, I see this and/or that, from time to time. I had no intention a month ago of being in Norman, Oklahoma. In.
I was fortunate enough to see The Messthestics with James Brandon Lewis at City Winery in Boston the other week. That's not really my favorite space--I am not a big fan of either the jazz club vibe or the wine club vibe and the City...
You may have heard about the paper mill in Longview, Washington that blew up and killed 11 workers. Longview is a classic Northwestern timber town, one that has actually mostly.
This is the grave of Martha Ready, though she was known as Mattie Silks in the world of the brothel. Born in 1846 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Martha Sands grew.
After an amazing Game 1, most of the games between OKC and San Antonio haven't been that interesting, but as a series it has been totally fascinating. I of course favor OKC tonight because it's at home, but really anything could happen. The Thunder are...
Reading the New Yorker profile of Hakeem Jeffries, one kind of feels bad for the guy. He's not a bad person. He's not a bad congressman. In decent times. he'd.
It's a hard Sunday when the good people of Kentucky aren't even running to Williamstown to visit the Ark Encounter. What is that? Oh, it's the Ark replica that reminds.
On May 30, 1925, police opened fire on workers and students in Shanghai. This began the May Thirtieth Movement, a major moment of anti-imperialist struggle in China and one that was led by workers. This is one example of how work and the struggle for...
Thanks Don! Exxon Mobil warned Thursday that oil inventories will fall to record low levels in coming weeks, forcing prices to spike and curbing demand. “We’re approaching unheard of inventory levels,”.
This is the grave of James Farrell. Born in 1904 in Chicago, Farrell grew up in a big Irish leftist family. His father was a teamster and his mother worked.