Joan E. Bauer: She Kept Her Own Company
Anna May memorably kills a Chinese warlord,
her rapist, with a dagger. On film, couldn’t kiss
or bed a white man. Off-screen, another matter.
Baron Wormser: “Gilgamesh Hector Roland” | On Zbigniew Herbert
If only we had the strength to acknowledge our weaknesses, how different we might be as creatures.
Zbigniew Herbert: The Envoy of Mr. Cogito
and do not forgive truly it is not in your power
to forgive in the name of those betrayed at dawn
Chard deNiord: River
lose then find yourself where self begins in emptiness
Olivia Rosane: World Bank Leads Development Giants in Investing $2.27 Billion in Factory Farms
Factory farming is a leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, biodiversity loss, animal cruelty, and water pollution.
Tom Engelhardt: Donald Trump Is the Clearest Sign of US Decline Imaginable
Trump’s victory in 2016 should have instantly been seen as a crucial sign of the weakening and potential collapse of this country’s position in the world translated into domestic politics.
Jewish Voice for Peace: Divest from death. Invest in life.
You can tell what a society’s priorities are by how it spends its resources.
Margo Berdeshevsky: Listen….Listen
Or firefly, night-lighter,
what eye can see your ladybird
love’s wingbeat
Derrick Z. Jackson: Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery
It is mind-bog-gling, syllable pun intended, that scientists still do not know how many wetlands lost protection in last year’s crippling of the Clean Water Act by the Supreme Court. A new … Continue reading
Robert Okaji: Nothing of Heaven
How must we interpret
such change, feelings sorted and filed
into separate chambers, like people
herded into showers, like bullets
in the air seeking flesh.
Mike Vargo: The Insanity of Our Times, According to Philip Slater
Nothing explains everything, but some things explain a lot.
Nico Lang: Serving Justice
On stage and in the courthouse, these queens prove drag is not a crime.
Jean Toomer: Harvest Song
My ears are caked with dust of oat-fields at harvest-time.
Video: A Personal Plea for Humanity at the US-Mexico Border
“This isn’t about kids and borders,” Juan Enriquez says. “It’s about us. This is about who we are, who we the people are, as a nation and as individuals.”
