Robert Cording: Dome Houses
When erected, the domes must have looked
like something built to colonize Mars.
Fortunato Salazar: Good Was Done
you did good you lifted the flat
of your hand against injustice
karla k. morton: The Next Generation
Not knowing the spring of 1980
would be the worst drought
in the history of Texas,
my father sod an entire acre.
It was my job to water.
Khadija Ahmed: The Movement to Ban Plastic Production
Frontline communities continue to pay for plastics—from production to pollution. Now advocates are trying to reach consensus on a global plastics treaty before it’s too late.
Michael Simms: Blowtorch Bob And Other Particulars Of My Politics
In 1970 I went to my first anti-war demonstration. I was sixteen and my cousin Michael Ashie (People introduced us as “This is my friend Michael and this is his … Continue reading
Julia Conley: Extreme Heat Expected to Impact Millions of Americans Again This Summer
“These are not your grandparents’ heatwaves,” said one meteorologist.
Michael Simms: GUSHER by Christopher Soden
Learning to be oneself and to love oneself is the central narrative in Gusher, a remarkable book about a gay man growing up in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s.
Video: Willie Nelson | Ride Me Back Home
This song earned Willie his ninth Grammy Award.
Earthquakes in Southwest May Be Caused by Fracking
The US Geological Survey has recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma on July 12 and 13. There has been an increase in earthquakes across Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas that … Continue reading →