Michael Simms: The Very American Poetry of Jose Padua
What are poets for in destitute times? — Hölderlin . Every poem is a subversive act. In an age when our senses are benumbed by competing media screaming for our … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Defying Donald Trump’s Kleptocracy
The final stages of capitalism, Karl Marx predicted, would be marked by global capital being unable to expand and generate profits at former levels. Capitalists would begin to consume the … Continue reading
Michael Moore: 5 Things You Can Do Right Now About Donald J. Trump
It’s been seven weeks since Hillary beat Trump by nearly 3 million votes but lost the presidency to him. So if your head is still spinning from that mindf***, or … Continue reading
Stephen Dobyns: Napatree Point
A mile from where I live is a beach where in winter I walk the dog, console myself with the ocean’s beauty and ponder the imponderables, like what to do … Continue reading
Christine Rhein: Oh 2016,
how gaunt you’ve grown, but then, it’s no surprise, what with all that vanished weight (Bowie, for starters— Sound and Vision) and those workouts we put you through, loading … Continue reading
Jayde Tynes: Seven Inspirational Protests of 2016
Needless to say, 2016 has been a tough one for social justice activists around the world. With the rise in xenophobia after Brexit, the presidential election of Trump and the … Continue reading
Emily Johnston: The Fossil Fuel Industry Needs Our Consent. We Can and Must Refuse to Give It.
On November 9, like a lot of people around the world, I was stunned and devastated. In the days and weeks afterward, I was hit by new waves from that … Continue reading
Djelloul Marbrook: News is the Noise of Civilization
Book reviews are more often than not ways to relegate and marginalize ideas that ought to supplant front-page news. They constitute a point of entry to an issue the recent … Continue reading
Pope Francis: Two Prayers on Climate Change
I propose that we offer two prayers. The first we can share with all who believe in a God who is the all-powerful Creator, while in the other we Christians … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: Dystopian Donald
The Future According to Trump Can you doubt that we’re in a dystopian age, even if we’re still four weeks from Donald Trump entering the Oval Office? Never in our … Continue reading
Jose Padua: Reflections on a Formation of Birds Seen Above a Parking Lot in Lebanon, Pennsylvania During the Winter Solstice
Though some will tell you otherwise, with reasons ranging from aerodynamic efficiency to a following of a leader in order to make it to a certain destination, there really is … Continue reading
Elizabeth Kirschner: Ice
Ice floes float down river, like a bas relief, or, or a lone grey monarch. I’m alone (in a junkyard of jumbo molars) adrift — Catastrophic bees, snow buzzes, drones … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: All I Want For Christmas Is –
A society that respects all races and religions; A culture that honors its LGBTQ community; A woman’s right to choose what happens to her body; A near total ban on … Continue reading
Video: Stand Up / Stand N Rock
. Although the Army Corps of Engineers has denied the easement, the CEO of Dakota Access Pipe Line has announced that when Trump takes office, work on the pipeline will … Continue reading
