Google AI Overview According to David Graeber and David Wengrow’s book The Dawn of Everything, some pre-Columbian democracies, particularly in pre-Columbian Central America (present-day Mexico), YouTube, emphasized the containment of one’s ego rather than its flaunting. This suggests a different model of political leadership and societal organization where humility, collective well-being, and… Continue reading
Democracy Now! Nov 18, 2021 In an extended interview, we speak with archeologist David Wengrow, who co-authored the new book “The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity” with the late anthropologist David Graeber. The book examines how Indigenous cultures contributed greatly to what we have come to understand… Continue reading
“THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet… Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published this social media recruitment pitch with the caption, “We’re taking father/son bonding to a whole new level,” to announce the lifting of Immigration and Customs Enforcement applicant age limits, on August 6, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Department of Homeland Security/X) “ICE opening up recruiting… Continue reading
VICE Jul 23, 2017 The United Arab Emirates, and Dubai in particular, are often described as paradise in the Middle East. But the 5 million migrant workers who live there, making up more than half the population, have an entirely different experience. They live in appalling conditions, and regularly end… Continue reading
Dispatch, News Published: March 16, 2016 (TheOnion.com) ‘We Have Seen These Things Before And We Like Them,’ Say Populace WASHINGTON—The American people announced Wednesday they remain fully committed to things they recognize, stating that things they have seen or experienced previously are good and that they want more of them…. Continue reading
See the path from arrest to removal for immigrants detained by ICE in the Bay by KELLY WALDRON and FRANKIE SOLINSKY DURYEA July 30, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Leer en español In early July, Edin Eduardo Castañeda Reyes stopped to get breakfast on his way to work in Redwood City when he noticed two unmarked… Continue reading
The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding Osita Nwanevu Not yet published Expected 12 Aug 25 A bold case for reimagining the American project and making American democracy real—from a formidable new voice in political journalism Frustrated with our political dysfunction, wearied by the thinness… Continue reading
