Chris Hedges: Voting with our feet
Bernie Sanders’ political corpse in the presidential race is still warm, but some of his prominent liberal supporters already are urging us to flee to Hillary Clinton. Sanders, who knows … Continue reading
Michael Simms: The Future of the Democratic Party
Last night I attended the launch of the new Pittsburgh headquarters of the Bernie Sanders campaign. Pennsylvania has a large number of delegates, and the state helped elect Obama twice, … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: A Marriage
There is the infatuation with poetry, the first publication, first book, first prize, the dreams of fame and universal importance and then there is the marriage to poetry, the fading … Continue reading
Paul Christensen: The Muses I Learned From
My mother was moody; my father was not. Therein lies my emotional education. Who was right? My father was the great stone face at the table, an unflappable, exquisitely tuned … Continue reading
The Vegan Kitchen: Angel Biscuits
On my bookshelf in the kitchen I have a folder that contains recipes I have collected over the past 40 years. I started when I was 17, asking the old … Continue reading
Video: Is Gluten Sensitivity Real?
Despite the gluten-free trend, the wheat protein gluten is beneficial for most people. Less than 1% of people in the United States suffer from celiac disease, which requires the elimination … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: NASA Drops Major Bomb in ‘March Toward Ever-Warmer Planet’
NASA this weekend released new data which shows that February 2016 was not only the hottest in recorded history, but it soared past all previous records, prompting scientists to describe … Continue reading
Vanessa German: When you ask me to pray for you
when you ask me to pray for you.i go up to the roof of my soul.to the top of that mountain where the sun iz red yellow orange right up … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Who does the NRA represent?
The other day I saw in person what we all know. Our elected representatives, especially Republicans, often represent only large corporate interests, even if those interests hurt most of the … Continue reading
Jose Padua: And It Was Early Spring in the Hour of Insects
On the night before my daughter’s first soccer game of the season I offer her some practical instruction and advise her that if you kick the ball into the wrong … Continue reading
Video: Wes Anderson “From Above”
This short video by Kogonada is a “supercut” (a compilation of shots) from Wes Anderson films — all from the point of view of a character looking down at what’s … Continue reading
Matthew Arnold: Dover Beach
The sea is calm to-night. The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits; – on the French coast the light Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of … Continue reading
Nancy Mitchell: Mornings Were Vodka
orange sunrise until the day she said baby, ah, I think I want. He kissed her hand then began in stages to delay: after the essay on Hemingway was finished, … Continue reading
Elizabeth Martinez and Arnoldo Garcia: What is Neoliberalism?
A Brief Definition for Activists.
