September 14, 2026

I wrote this for the eighth anniversary of 9/11, drawing on my 2009 book A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster; it felt right to revise and reissue for this tw...

with New York Times bestselling author and scholar Robert P. Jones

He’s there for you in the bomb shelter

How, how, how?

People forgot to tell us growing up how hard being human was going to be.

On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved American, led about 70 of his enslaved and free Black neighbors in a rebellion to awaken his white neighbors to the inherent brutality of slaveholding and t...

I repeat because the things I write about should not be repeating

August 13, 2026

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August 8, 2026

Last year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d...

And they'll take away women's sports...

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ALT: Happy Saturday Penguin

Some weeks are more trying than others.

As the magnificent Molly Ivins’ wrote, You Got to Dance With Them What Brung You. Someone brought you to the dance of who and where you are now, and good manners instruct us that you can’t abandon the...

Join Indivisible, Interfaith Alliance, Interfaith Immigration Coalition, Church World Service, and others to discuss how faith leaders can play a critical role in movements against unjust immigration ...

Poor old baby nation, a big birthday and no one feels like celebrating.

This was the fifth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

**We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026.** Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, bl...

My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...

Trump just appointed his political attack dog, Bill Pulte, as acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte has absolutely no experience in national intelligence, and was clearly offered the job bas...

Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.

ABC and Disney must commit to standing up against government censorship. Neither critics, comedians, nor corporations should be scared into submission by MAGA.

This morning, I stumbled across an amazing poem by a wonderful man named Michael F.

We are not crazy.

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Substack always asks me what’s on my mind, which is so sweet, but some days I don’t think it really wants to know.

Youth will be served

How Christian of You All — Full Text Of Jack White On Trump

Whew, this is a tough one to write, but I’ll try to get it out if you’ll bear with me.

Everything is worse than expected. Hearts are breaking; many are confused and afraid. A late night reflection.

Republican friend, maybe you can help me with something, because I’m stumped here.

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