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
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
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
John Samuel Tieman: Sanders, My Dad, And The Last Hurrah
I am on my way to vote in the Missouri Primary. I’ll cast my ballot for Bernie Sanders. I’ll cast my vote, and, in a sense, I’ll also cast my … Continue reading
Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America
I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men … Continue reading
Paul Christensen: In the Dead of Winter
The coldest air yet of this erratic winter has settled down over the house and the little stand of trees beside us. I came out this morning to get the … Continue reading
Patricia A. Nugent: Give Me Hill!
I’m uncomfortable when people pronounce Bernie Sanders unelectable. It unfairly dismisses his followers’ potential to succeed and short-circuits his right to promote his platform. If he’s the nominee, I want … Continue reading
Deborah Bogen: Why I’m Still Voting for Bernie Sanders
I didn’t want to get involved. Not ever again. I came up, politically, in the age of anti-Vietnam war protests and going door-to-door to end the proliferation of nuclear power … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: Translating Texan In St. Louis
The Texas primary is held today. I know what’s coming. A lot of friends will ask, with the best of intentions, questions that begin, “John, you lived in Texas. Why … Continue reading
The Vegan Kitchen: Chickpea and pickled zucchini salad
How do you give some love to legumes when you are as bean-challenged as I am? It’s a real problem for vegans, since beans are one of our key food … Continue reading
Video: Maya Angelou on Con Men
. In this animated video produced by Blank on Blank studios, Maya Angelou tells a wonderful yarn about two con men who set up a white racist businessman to buy … Continue reading
Michael Simms: A Note from the Editor on the Vagaries of Publishing Poetry on the Internet
Once again, a poet has emailed me, peeved that a poem of hers that appeared in Vox Populi is not anything like the version she sent me. The line-endings and … Continue reading
Paul Christensen: The Paradox of Diversity
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the history of American immigration is all about bringing in scab labor to keep down wages and to force established workers … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: Embracing Imperfection
I knew it would happen sooner or later. Now someone is claiming that Mother Teresa was a bitch. I think that we create problems for ourselves when we imagine that … Continue reading
