Poems by Andira Losh
INTERWOVEN I am the goddess of my own consciousness I demand autonomy and respect I am here to sew the seeds of an infinitely better tomorrow A world built through compassion, reason and solidarity A world from seed we collect and nurture together I am of creation and destruction interwoven The Earth meets my feet through cracked pavement When I know the sprouts are on … Continue reading Poems by Andira Losh
Is It Right to Own Pets?
By Evan Carlson When the world weighs us down, at least we have our pets to come home to — a cat to cuddle, a dog to play fetch with, or a parrot to teach curse words. Undoubtedly, these animals bring us comfort in times when comfort is hard to find. But we often fail to do the same for them, and even the … Continue reading Is It Right to Own Pets?
Why Do We Believe Men More Than Women?
By Pat Reilly Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court was a public reminder that the narrative of the powerful is a difficult one to challenge. Why, for instance, was his submission of a handwritten calendar taken seriously as evidence? Why was Dr. Ford’s accusation and testimony met with the same familiar string of questions that seem to follow any accusation of sexual misconduct … Continue reading Why Do We Believe Men More Than Women?
We Don’t Need Landlords
By Mark Honey What do landlords even do? Let’s role-play a scenario: You’re renting. Your fridge stops working in the middle of the night, and everything in there is gonna go bad if it isn’t fixed today. Your options: 1. Let the food rot, let the appliance sit, abandon the kitchen, and never refrigerate anything again 2. Fix the fridge yourself 3. Phone a … Continue reading We Don’t Need Landlords
Flag Worshippers: Gangrenous Death Cult of the 21st Century
By Jack Taper I hate America. I hate this country. It’s just big ideas, and stories, and people dying, and people like you. The white cracker who wrote the national anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word ‘free’ to a note so high nobody can reach it. That was deliberate. Nothing on earth sounds less like freedom to me. — Tony Kushner, … Continue reading Flag Worshippers: Gangrenous Death Cult of the 21st Century
A House in a Gentrified Zone
By Olivia Johnson I remember sitting with the older folks at a funeral when I was 13. A distant cousin had passed, and the older gentlemen were standing on the front porch chatting about real estate and current city affairs. One gentleman brought up how in about 10 years, the city of Omaha would begin the process of flipping the city’s real estate market. … Continue reading A House in a Gentrified Zone
The Future Is Theirs
What do we talk about when we talk about “the future”? By Phil Gillen What do you know about the future? When you look ahead, what do you see? Self-driving cars, electric cars, artificial intelligence, vast collections of data, space travel? Where did you learn about this future? It seems like more than a coincidence that most of the ways we conceptualize “the future” have … Continue reading The Future Is Theirs
Mutual Aid in the Climate Change Era
By Evan Carlson In one of the most disgusting examples of fake news yet, President Trump recently tweeted, “3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico…This [report] was done by the Democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Dollars to help rebuild Puerto Rico.” However, it was not … Continue reading Mutual Aid in the Climate Change Era
Harm Reduction
By Alex Collins “There’s nothing wrong with voting for the sake of harm reduction or a slight boost to basic human dignity.” Socialists often sarcastically pose the question, “What’s the point of voting?” Usually we assume no answer. In recent weeks Republicans have shown us a crucial justification. Voting is one of the least effective ways to engage politically. Direct action, community service, education … Continue reading Harm Reduction
Attempted Assassins in Venezuela Met with US Diplomat
By Mark Honey A rebel Venezuelan military faction that attempted to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in early August also recently met with a US diplomat. The faction, which numbered in the hundreds, was seeking help from the US in overthrowing the Venezuelan government. The rebels wanted material aid in the form of encrypted radio systems, as well as help planning details of the coup, The … Continue reading Attempted Assassins in Venezuela Met with US Diplomat
The Triumph 