1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (640+ words) Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. In American history, the Vice…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (318+ words) Let’s free “them” from modern slavery A fascinating aspect of the US (and other first world countries) is the fixation of their citizens on “freeing” workers from poor countries of what they call “modern slavery”. You know, people working for…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (817+ words) Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. This past week, Americans observed the 25th anniversary of 9/11. And despite the time…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago   (399+ words) Two Israeli Jewish documentarians, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, directed the film. Abraham narrates. He uses testimony from anonymous Israeli officials with intimate knowledge of the life-and-death calculations made in prosecuting the one-sided war. Intelligence officers once made these estimates....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (241+ words) Daily Kos GOP Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri appeared at President Donald Trump’s midterm convention Thursday to do what he does best: lie and brag. “I’m a Republican because the Republican Party is the party of the working class,” Smith…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (49+ words) dailykos.com A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. We'll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough. Was this story worth reading? Recommending and sharing stories helps us decide which stories are…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (420+ words) The lengths that people will go to in order to deny Black folks in this era any opportunity be it to jobs or to life. I know some of y’all keep saying that I’m “preaching to the choir” … while not…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (147+ words) A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Trump is now openly trying to bribe voters We wish we could say we’re surprised … 1 year ago: Charlie Kirk…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (219+ words) Good evening, writers! I am at a little bit of a loss to think of what to write about tonight, but I was reminded by my local writing group, First Draft Detroit, that Talk Like a Pirate day is coming…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (649+ words) You must use A.I. or get left behind. Without A.I., you won’t be able to innovate new ways to mess up tasks for which we already have reliable tools and methods. It still amazes me that people can look at artwork created…...