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
Tales From Andersen
By Miriam C. Jacobs. A found poem from Hans Christian Andersen fairytales for the Trump voters enticed by an empty promise.
Love It or Leave It
By Bunkong Tuon. A message from the president travels to undefined borders.
A Complete and Total Catastrophe
By Anton Yakovlev. Trump told four Congresswomen to "go back" where they came from.
President’s 4th
By Michel Krug. In Trump's capital, Independence Day brings out tanks, Blue Angels, thousands of soldiers, Jumbotrons and weak reasoning.
Reparations
By Sandra Fees. Black Americans suffer a hushed biography of consequences. Reparations aim to fix that.
The Candidates I Want
By Tyler Friend. In the Democratic primary, there is a candidate for every mood.
Mr. Magoo Goes to the Trump Rally
By Carol Flake Chapman. The winner of our weekly poetry challenge takes satire to Disneyworld proportions.
Saved, 3 Baby Rabits
By Mark Williams. On a president who takes credit for resolving crises of his own invention.
It’s Currently Summer Here Where We Boil Our History
By Suzanne Swanson. "You’d like it here where the repetition of lies has a rhythm verging on lullaby."
