By Jeremy Brecher In barely a decade the US and China have moved from tacit alignment to existential rivalry. Impacted…
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Excerpt: The City and the Commons: A Story for Our Time
By Peter Linebaugh First of the Month December 2nd, 2023 The essay posted below is the one that brought Peter…
“Not everything that is faced can be changed” – Jimmy Baldwin at 100
James Baldwin was born one hundred years ago, in August 1924. He was a beacon in dark times. James Baldwin…
Signing OFF!: Punk Supergroup Bids Farewell To Chicago With A Sold-Out Show At Lincoln Hall As Part Of Final Tour
By Kyle Decker In the Loop It will be hard to discuss this show without acknowledging upfront that Chicago’s own…
The Gaza War: The Glory of the Polycrisis
By Jeremy Brecher August 2nd, 2024 Listen to the audio version >> This commentary, the fifth in a series on…
The Paperback Show— Ep 19 Holloway House and the Rise of Black Pulp Fiction. Special Guest: Gary Phillips
The Paperback Show I’ve been working on this podcast for years now. Since I first saw the lurid cover of…
US ‘K-goth’ band collaborates on trilingual song, dreams of touring Korea
By Kyle Decker and Fleurette Estes The Korea Times Much has been written about the “K-wave.” And Korean popular culture…
A new mural celebrates Wobblies union leader Ben Fletcher, a rare Black labor official in his time
The mural is located on the Delaware River waterfront where Fletcher fought not just for wages but for fairness and…
Black Labor Leader Ben Fletcher Honored with New Mural
By Keshler Thibert Hidden City May 16th, 2024 The new Ben Fletcher mural at 301 S. Columbus Boulevard will be…
The End Is Nigh: Seminal Punk Band X, Plays Chicagoland On Their Farewell Tour
By Kyle Decker In the Loop July 16th, 2024 X is not a band that should need an introduction. But…