Yes, a few minutes ago a 5.9 magnitude earthquake began in Charlottesville, Virginia, and rumbled all the way up to Boston—and down to North Carolina. Everyone at Commonweal is safe and sound. We barely noticed. Because this is our building:

It was a little like this:


But nothing like this (from the DSK presser):

Grant Gallicho joined Commonweal as an intern and was an associate editor for the magazine until 2015. 

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