I’m not going to pretend I’m thinking about much besides yesterday’s election. Even if Biden squeaks this one out, the country still has to contend with the fact that nearly half its electorate supports a president openly calling for a fascist coup. And I’ll never understand why millions of Illinois voters rejected the Fair Tax amendment, which would’ve benefited workers who’ve already suffered and lost so much during the pandemic—now the state will close its budget gaps without troubling the rich, so get ready for more service cuts and new burdens for those least able to pay. In between flashes of panic about our fragile democracy, I like to think about how I can improve the lives of those around me.
Jim Baker, Keefe Jackson, and Julian Kirshner, So Glossy and So Thin
Chris Connelly and Jessica Gallo, “Prayer” (tribute to Bill Rieflin)
Fraxiom, Music and Feeling Cool and Normal
Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl, Artlessly Falling
Adrianne Lenker, Songs and Instrumentals
