When Nobody Commands the Room

The Cost of Looking Away

It's one thing to not learn from history. It's a whole other thing to just burn the damn history books... The Front Line - And then we were told to move on... Resistance Spotlight - Common Cause Center Stage - Another Shoegaze Set Lights Come Down - Azure Rose Heaven - Phosphene Sacred Mirrors - Magic Wands Raindrops - Päfgens A Torinói Ló - kokomo Deep End - Humanity: Threat Assessment Unknown

Historical Études

History shows that a society's recovery after a crisis is not about a single sunrise after a storm, but the long, often uncomfortable process of learning how to live in daylight again... The Front Line - Proof of Concept Resistance Spotlight - CalMatters Center Stage - Alternative Takes With Love - Asara I've Been Cursed - 3 A.M. Again My Buick - honeybee Camera Obscura - Cancer House Missing Bernadette - The Bernadette Maries Wait For Dark - Paerish End of the Line - Mildreda

The Sunrise We Eventually Will See

How do democracies talk about rebuilding while the fire is still burning? The Front Line - The Taboo of Hope Resistance Spotlight - The Mechanics of Holding the Line Center Stage - Spring Social IV: School's Out Criminal - Cammy Cautious and the Wrestlers Singin' With My Tongue Cut Out - Drakulas John Travolta - The Frēqs Be Cool - snüff Culo Rotto - Poo Poo Talks I am the monster - BAZAAR Emerson And Henry David Thoreau - A View of Earth from the Moon Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Merel & Andrea

Betting on 2nd Place

In obnoxious horse-race terms, second place is the focus of this dumpster fire jungle primary... The Front Line - The Photo Finish Nobody Wants Resistance Spotlight - Power Coalition for Equity and Justice + California Calls Center Stage - Spring Omnibus The Future You Planned For Is No Longer An Option - CLOUDWARMER Sixteen - Skip Danko B-Movie Road Club The Burden - ODDFELLOWS Widow - Tracy Bryant The Witness - Josaleigh Pollett Stillness Gyrating - Balderdasch Dark - DJ Phil The Gonzo Futurist Manifesto - Velcro Dog Rip It! - Electric Six Heavy Metal Armour - Makes My Blood Dance Dream Boy - Lords Of Acid THE OCEANS ARE CRYING - Bonner Kramer/Thurston Moore

When Nobody Commands the Room

As June 2nd approaches, the most irritating reality of this Democratic primary is that none of these candidates inspires enough authentic enthusiasm to clear the field... The Front Line - Choosing Without Believing Resistance Spotlight - Xnet Music: Primarily Punk Jackpot - Lip Critic Pachinko Wizard - Zilch Patrol ADHD - CorMae That's the Reason - Cable TV pills - Youth Valley Time is Wasting Me - Crocodiles