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“Airport Caddy,” flash fiction by Elizabeth Bruce; Art by Erik Kaye
Editor’s Note: This is an endearing funny story by Elizabeth Bruce. Erik Kaye’s watercolor painting is pure genius! AIRPORT CADDY flash fiction by Elizabeth Bruce, copyright 2017 . One dollar? Just to rent a stupid cart? “Airport caddy,” they call… Read More ›
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Four poems by Catfish McDaris; art by Erik Kaye
Ampersand by Catfish McDaris, copyright 2017 Sometimes at night I meet myself when I was young, looking in the mirror every- thing about me disgusts me What color is the wind? What color is an orgasm? What color is death?… Read More ›
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“Is It Game Over for the Climate?” video by Stuart Scott; art by Erik Kaye
Editor’s Note: Stuart Scott leads a panel of experts in this informative TV show from the Conference of Parties in Marrakech, Morocco. The show focuses on the perils of climate change if things stay “business as usual–b.a.u.” He shows a… Read More ›
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“Geography Lesson,” poem by Dr. Angelee Deodhar; art by Bea Garth
Editor’s Note: It is really wonderful to have one of my paintings help inspire an ekphrasitic poem by Dr. Deodhar, even though in actuality it was through time and space–since the poem was written years ago in India. So maybe… Read More ›
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“Riding Into Charles Street Station,” poem by Marianne Szlyk; art by Bea Garth
Riding Into Charles Street Station by Marianne Szlyk, copyright 2017 The river wasn’t yet someone else’s necklace. I glimpsed it on my way to work, looking up from a book my boss had given me about someone else’s city,… Read More ›
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“Emotions,” poem and painting by Maria Luisa Ramos
Emoções by Maria Luísa Ramos (original Portuguese version) Portão do mundo secreto nos jardins da loucura, canteiros de carinho bordejados de afectos cactos como flores verde macio bafejadas de vermelho, dentre os aloés, agressivas imperiosas, florescem insolências As vertigens de… Read More ›
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“The Syrian Nightmare: No End in Sight” by Mike Whitney, painting by Erik Kaye (“Impressions of Maya”)
JUNE 19, 2017 “The Syrian Nightmare: No End in Sight” by MIKE WHITNEY (reprinted from Counterpunch) Email “Washington’s strategic objectives in Iraq and Syria are not those of “fighting terrorism,” but rather consolidating US hegemony over the oil-rich Middle East… Read More ›
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“WHERE THE HIGHWAY LEADS,” poem and photo by Lara Gularte
WHERE THE HIGHWAY LEADS One hoof, one paw, after another, a trail of footprints departing out of the chain. Archaic in the modern world, the forgotten tethered mare, the poisoned pollywog, the abused dog’s rage. No happy tongues or tails,… Read More ›
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“The Russia Hacking Fiasco: No Evidence Required,” commentary by Mike Whitney; art by Peter Moen
“The Russia Hacking Fiasco: No Evidence Required,” commentary by Mike Whitney first published in COUNTERPUNCH — March 31, 2017 http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/31/the-russia-hacking-fiasco-no-evidence-required/ “So far, no single piece of evidence has been made public proving that the Trump campaign joined… Read More ›
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Gardening in Four Haiku by Shasta Hatter; art by Human Distortion
Gardening in Four Haiku by Shasta Hatter Rain taps the black soil Water fills ceramic bowls Green peeks from clay pots —–May 15, 2016 Gray moisture today Yesterday, yellow sunshine Green plants grow happy —–May 21, 2016 Weeds pulled earlier… Read More ›
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“The Visionary, Architectural, Psychological Art of Alexis Duque” — art review by Bea Garth
Alexis Duque’s imaginative multi-layered stacked images are iconic descriptions of the world we humans seem to be creating in the face of our out-of-control worship of greed. Instead of the freedom many imagined at the turn of the previous century… Read More ›
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Omar Wasow: Efficacy of Peaceful vs Violent Protests–interview by “Useful Idiots” Halper and Taibbi
June 28, 2020
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2nd Wave Covid Looms Not Due to Protests: by D. Jackson, Union of Concerned Scientists. Art by Erik Kaye
June 13, 2020
painting by Bea Garth ›
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COVID-19: Chris Hedges Warns of What May Follow, interview by Chauncey DeVega; painting by Bea Garth
May 3, 2020
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COVID-19 in California Dec. 2019? Common Sense vs Greed; art by Bea Garth
April 13, 2020
photo by Bea Garth ›
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3 Poems by Allison Grayhurst; photo by Bea Garth
September 7, 2017
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“Summer Was Always A Liar,” by Nils Peterson; photo by Bea Garth
August 9, 2017

