The Guillotine
A report from the scaffold, as Trump moves to purge the Justice Department of those he perceives as disloyal.
Journalism in Verse
Next Among the Countless Gales
"These sessions sound like hope—hope I’ll need while other wings approach."
To Witness Injustice
"I circle the 20th of January on my calendar, the date when
Praise Odes (Three Poems)
By Jeff Schiff. Odes to the culture of conspiracy, tribalism, and hatred that propelled the modern American Trump voter.
Love Notes and Dissent
By Catherine Strayhall. Let our hope be a promise to do better than our histories.
ALTAR/ALTER
By Jessica Granger. Fearing "where the margin / meets the marriage" in Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court.
Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Leila K. Norako. A president addresses Turtle Island.
There Was Smoke in the Sunrise
By Dion O'Reilly. "For years they’ve been warning us— black Cassandras of the power lines."
The American People [AUDIO]
By Gary Margolis. "When I hear you speak of the American People I ask myself what people you’re speaking about."
It Won’t Be About Love Anymore, My Urgency
By Daisy Bassen. After a fairytale campaign turns into a cautionary tale, a search for meaning begins.
