Kim Stafford: How to make money
Sell munitions to nations at war. Sell relief supplies
for distribution at war. Fly diplomats around to talk
about war. Pay speech-writers to equivocate about war.
Rebecca Gordon: Trump Showed Us Who He Is the First Time Around
Trump 2.0 Would Be Even Worse
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Richard Hoffman: Uncle and the Donkey Cart
One day Uncle came upon a donkey and cart, driverless, stopped in the road.
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.
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
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.
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?
Christine Rhein: Beware
The noise
of your neighbor starting up his blower,
his whirring just a giant lie.
