22 Aug, 2024
Countering the DNC: A Vigil for Gaza
Countering the DNC: A Vigil for Gaza by Robert C. Koehler 903 words The Democratic National Convention was happening here...
22 Aug, 2024
10 Feb, 2024
If Gaza Were Chicago
If Gaza Were Chicago by Russell Vandenbroucke 733 words Comparison Might Americans make sense of Gaza if we compared it...
12 Dec, 2023
Gun Violence is a Reflection of Us All
Gun Violence is a Reflection of Us All by Timothy Holdiness 557 words In the streets of Bogalusa, Louisiana, a...
28 Nov, 2022
Viral violence
In my town, Portland, Oregon, we just lost yet another person to gun violence, this time as a result of an argument over a parking spot. Seriously.
17 Nov, 2022
Shatter alley
Can a poem transcend fury — fury combined with helplessness? Can individual property owners join NATO?
28 Jul, 2022
The cynics’ monkey wrench
If you depart from an “us vs. them” philosophy of life, your first confrontation is likely to be with the cynics.
8 Aug, 2018
Poverty, violence and spiriutal wildfires
““They take advantage of that opportunity and they shoot into a crowd, no matter who they hit.” The news this...
18 Jul, 2018
Mixing guns and racism
“In Illinois, as in all the rest of the states, it’s legal to carry a concealed handgun, unless you’re at...