Issue 54: 25 Jan 2018

A Shithole Is

By William C. Anderson   A shithole is an astronomically wealthy nation that refuses to provide healthcare for all people. A shithole is an astronomically wealthy nation that refuses to guarantee access to clean drinking water and heating for schools in the winter. A shithole is a nation that has enough wealth to end poverty, […]

Who We Are

By Elisabeth Horan   Worrying        scared             ashamed        embarrassed                         angry sexualized      objectified      demonized Fat                   disgusting      too thin           too woman Lesbians         gays                fags                 hags Sluts                pussies African American Latinas/os Hispanics Indians Native Americans Refugees        Syrians           Yemenis         Afghanis         Iraqis              Sudanese Famine           war                 death Ignore             /          Ignorance […]

Trigger Warning: An Exorcism for Las Vegas

A performance poem by Alexander McCoy Performed by Alexander McCoy Cinematography and editing by Adam Jiang Alexander McCoy is three years out of Clark University where he earned a BFA in theater, and where he got his start as a writer and slam poetry performer. He has since moved to Boston where he makes a […]

Donald Trump Probably Doesn’t Know What a Pantoum Is

By Eve Lyons Yes we can HOPE Love trumps hate We are all immigrants. HOPE Arab translators risk their lives for our soldiers We are all immigrants Promised visas, then denied. Arab translators risk their lives Muslims demonized Promises made, then broken Transgender women demonized Muslims are most at risk under the Islamic State We […]