Who Gets Forgotten in a Pandemic Who Gets Forgotten in a Pandemic
The only certainty is that rich countries and rich classes will focus on saving themselves to the exclusion of international solidarity and medical aid.
Mar 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Mike Davis
My Life as a Tour-Bus Driver in LA My Life as a Tour-Bus Driver in LA
It sent me right back to The Day of the Locust—the masses ultimately want to cannibalize their celebrity gods.
Feb 25, 2016 / Editorial / Mike Davis
Field Notes From the Revolution: Activists Occupy California’s Imperial Valley Field Notes From the Revolution: Activists Occupy California’s Imperial Valley
I thought I might find a simple meme of the Wall Street protest. What I discovered was a desert flower brought to blossom by an activist tradition, coalition-building and old-fashi...
Nov 9, 2011 / Mike Davis
The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby
I'm not capable of accurately describing the kindness, intensity and melancholy that were alloyed in Carl's character, or the profound role he played in deepening our commitment t...
Sep 16, 2011 / Lived History / Mike Davis
What the Future Will Remember About America’s Decline and Fall What the Future Will Remember About America’s Decline and Fall
From Pearl Harbor to 9/11, every single chapter in the history of the extension of US power has opened with the same sentence: “Innocent Americans were treacherously attacked...
Sep 13, 2011 / Mike Davis
What Happens When Three Sputtering Economies Collide? What Happens When Three Sputtering Economies Collide?
Connecting the dots of the global economy, from the United States to the European Union to China.
Jul 26, 2011 / Mike Davis
Labor War in the Mojave Labor War in the Mojave
The multinational mining giant Rio Tinto has uprooted unions, slashed wages and abused employees all over the world. Now workers at its California facility are fighting a lockout.
Mar 12, 2010 / Feature / Mike Davis
A Day Without Tourists: Tijuana Versus the Plague A Day Without Tourists: Tijuana Versus the Plague
What Mexico, now the picture of hell to many of us, looks like through local eyes from a Chevy Silverado.
May 7, 2009 / Feature / Mike Davis
The Necessary Eloquence of Protest The Necessary Eloquence of Protest
If these are near-to-the-end times, we must be as forthright about the need for disorder as were our populist and socialist ancestors.
Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Mike Davis
A New Geological Era for Earth A New Geological Era for Earth
As human actions change the planet in irreversable ways, will human bonds suffer irreversable damage, too?
Jun 27, 2008 / Feature / Mike Davis