The date is January 20th, 2021, and Joe Biden is assuming the presidency. The demagogue Donald Trump has been defeated, the republic restored, and
Author: Adam Levin
Adam Levin writes about politics and media, is a board member of the United Nations Association of St. Louis, and is an accomplished trombonist.
Unanswered Questions at a United Nations Association Conference
I was not looking forward to The United Nations Association Leadership Summit. What concerned me was not the seminars or panels with veteran US
Kurdish Rights and Autonomy in the Middle East
The March for Our Lives on March 24th received much-needed attention from the mainstream press. However, March 24th also saw demonstrations across the world
What a Hell of a Way to Organize: An Interview With Francis Horton
(reprinted from Midwest Socialist) Francis Horton is that rarest of U.S. soldiers: a leftist and self-identifying socialist. Born in Missouri in 1983, he joined
A review of “October: The Story of the Russian Revolution”, by China Mieville
Centennials don’t have much objective relevance, but they are marked nonetheless. It shouldn’t surprise, then, that everyone from The New York Times to Alex
The View From The Tower
If you were looking for a hackneyed and inelegant metaphor for privilege and inequality, the building I work in would be an excellent choice.
Review of: A Beggar’s Epic: Jerusalem, by Alan Moore
Bear with me: I know that Occasional Planet is a journal of current events, but Jerusalem is timeless. It is a Big Novel, in
Material Conditions First!
Consider two anecdotes: The First: Recently I tried to get into the mind of a Trump supporter that had posted a status about the
Erdogan Makes A Mockery Of “Justice And Development”
The longest running joke on the leftist humor podcast Chapo Trap House is that its hosts are fervent devotees of Turkish president Recep Tayyip
Loving Hamilton doesn’t make you progressive
We are rapidly approaching Oscar season, so anticipate a wave of think-pieces dedicated to their cultural significance. I decided to preempt them with a