Christopher Soden: Days of Dreaming
suppose the life you swallowed was not yours but moonlight . gone sour a glass key you needed to secure suppose the dead were not . the strychnine you imagined … Continue reading
Dawn Potter: This Guy in the Mug Shot
Chevrolet cowboy, milk-cow intimidator, today is not your day. Slipping, dipping, hunting, mudding— another jagged ode in your Jägermeister. Somewhere, island horses break trail, high on AC/DC and … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter: Why I severed my ties to the Southern Baptist Convention
Women and girls have been discriminated against for too long in a twisted interpretation of the word of God. I have been a practicing Christian all my life and a … Continue reading
Kaili Joy Gray: Russia is poised to steal 2018 election — and Trump is rewarding their attack
Donald Trump asked Russians to hack our election, and they did — in 39 states. When Donald Trump asked Russia to hack our presidential election, Russia was listening. A new and devastating … Continue reading
Justin Vicari: Ghazal — Abundance
As kids, we loved the mulberry tree in my cousin Kathy’s yard. We stood under that mulberry tree like our own vine hut, eating our way through the afternoons. Our … Continue reading
Leonard Gontarek: Sanctuary
My name is Leonard Gontarek. I survived the attack at the Grand 16 Theater where Trainwreck was playing. I gave it 3 out of 4 stars. I had cheese on … Continue reading
Alison R. Parker: Being Jewish in Trump’s America is a profoundly unsettling reality
I never believed that anti-Semitism had disappeared, or ever would. But neither did I ever expect to live with the kind of fear and torment that older generations spoke of in … Continue reading
Joan E. Bauer: Dreaming of Prague
I can almost imagine the euforie those first days of Revolution. The crowds at Wenceslas Square. Even the police cheering. Václav Havel riding a pedal scooter through the … Continue reading
William J. Astore: The Slow-Motion Collapse of the American Empire
Jump into your time machine and let me transport you back to another age. It’s May 2001 and the Atlantic Monthly has just arrived in the mail. I’m tantalized by … Continue reading
Video: Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump (compilation)
. In this compilation of NBC’s Saturday Night Live sketches, Alec Baldwin pulls no punches in his portrayal of President Donald Trump as absurdly incompetent, dishonest, and corrupt. Email subscribers … Continue reading
Video: Comedians have figured out the trick to covering Trump
. While major news networks have struggled to figure out the right way to cover the Trump administration, political satirists like Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and … Continue reading
Wendy Mnookin: NICU
. Why is this night different Why is this night different from all other nights? Wine and matza and now our children tossing in their childhood beds, dreams tumbling … Continue reading
Matthew Chapman: Women defying Trump are signing up to run for office in record-busting numbers
The presence of a rampaging misogynist in the White House has inspired thousands of women to run in local races. When Donald Trump — a man who insults women, boasts … Continue reading
Video: Noam Chomsky — Ticking Towards Midnight
. In this brief excerpt from a recent interview, the renowned public intellectual Noam Chomsky answers the question: Where in history are we now? According to Chomsky, climate change and nuclear … Continue reading
