Nightmare in a 5-Star Hotel
In the midst of struggling to understand this US-Israeli war on Iran and my deep seethed opposition to it, something unsettling has been brewing in
Author: IBé
Everything but the Man
Exploitation doesn’t need a passport It moves freely from north to Johannesburg Each season, new names like hurricanes: Colonization, globalization, democratization Ever since I became
The Affordable Health Care Reform We’re Not Talking About: Universal Primary Care
Few years ago, my then wife had a coworker who went in to see a doctor about what she thought was a sinus issue. Come
Between Sentences, the Birds!
I wish for many talents. To know how to sing, how to play the guitar, the piano. The saxophone! When it comes to knowledge—something I
Writers for Democratic Action
Date: November 23, 2025 Time: 3PM Venue: Moon Palace Books – 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Description: Kathryn Kysar and Diane Jarvenpa host a
Rude Awakening
Once upon a time A noble pursuit was etched in founding papers A lighthouse to all lost in a sea of despair We judged ourselves
The Sonoglyph Collective with Tish Jones and Heid E Erdrich
Date: September 26, 2025 Time: 7PM Venue: Zion Lutheran Church – 1697 Lafond AveSt Paul, MN 55104 Description: My group, The Sonolyph Collective, is having
No Time for Roses
Whae dae pekin den can, Tell dem sae I cumo Ah go fen biscuit. Circles and Round-Trips Lost in time, looking for a piece of
America Is Not What It Meant to Me
Some years back, at the border on my way from Sierra Leone to Guinea, I was directed to a small room for immigration checks. A