Video: The Gen Z Gender Divide
Mar 1, 2024 Young men are more likely than women to drop out of college, commit suicide, and support far-right parties. But while misogynistic influencers like Andrew Tate are correctly … Continue reading
IMAN MOHAMED: Global Protests for a Free Palestine | Photo Essay
Voices are echoing worldwide as tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand an immediate cease-fire and an end to Israel’s war on Gaza.
Joan E. Bauer: The Poet of the Camera
By 1922, chief cameraman, eagerly
innovating: gauze over the lens to soften a face,
frame of black velvet to darken the eyes.
Brett Wilkins: Israeli Genocide Causing ‘Complete Psychological Destruction’ of Gaza Children
“Five months of violence, displacement, starvation, and disease on top of nearly 17 years of a blockade have caused relentless mental harm to children in Gaza,” said Save the Children.
Rose Mary Boehm: Sunsets on Mars are Blue
We’ll soon be sending settlers to Mars.
They’ll be sitting on their porches contemplating
the Martian sunsets.
Richard Hoffman: Uncle and the Donkey Cart
One day Uncle came upon a donkey and cart, driverless, stopped in the road.
Max Graham: Food Forests Aren’t Just Nourishing. They’re Cool.
Trees and edible plants are being planted at churches, schools, street corners, and empty lots across the country to provide free shade and food to all.
Lisa Zimmerman: Florida Storm
By the time a soft wind arrives from the sea
it has ruffled the fur of hundreds of mammals
James Crews: Thank You for Everything
Walking the roads after a snowstorm,
he put out an arm to stop me
as three deer streamed down the hill
Breanna Draxler: Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up
Respecting the humanity and history of soil can help us grow a more resilient future for all.
Abby Zimet: Biden=Genocide
It is a cruel irony to drop food when at the same time the U.S. is funding the dropping of bombs.
Video: “Mauches” by Angele Ellis
I never learned la bella lingua except
to write you one letter in schoolgirl Italian
from college, a letter you loved so much
it fell into sharp creases
Matthew J. Parker: You Be the Judge
Can sending a poor person to prison and fining him excessively also be construed as a violation of equal protection, especially when the rich can buy their voting rights back upon release?
Elizabeth Romero: Coffeehouse
Small latte to go he says
As a shaker claps against itself
Voices murmur around like gentle waves at the beach
