My Faith in Filibuster
Thadra Sheridan l have always loved the word filibuster. It has a spectacular ring to it. It’s clunky and awkward and mysterious. I assumed that the bust part had something to do with busting in on...
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Thadra Sheridan On my recent trip to California, I was surrounded by all of the writer performer friends I worked with when I lived there. It was a bittersweet trip. There is a lot I miss about that...
View ArticleThe Constant Struggle for the Right Body
Thadra Sheridan I used to exercise a lot. I mean A LOT, because I was a girl in my twenties, and I was raised in America, so I wanted very very badly for my body to look just like it was supposed to,...
View ArticleCalling on America to Find Power in Peace
Vina Kay When I first heard the news of chemical weapons attacks on the people of Syria by their own government, I was heading along the shores of Lake Superior towards the edge of the Boundary Waters....
View ArticleThe Difference Between America and Americans: An Angry Chant Primer
Hannah Cushing While driving to work recently, I heard an NPR story expressing earnest surprise that Iranians don’t actually hate all Americans nor do they want us all to die. I traveled to Israel in...
View ArticleRemembering Chairman Fred
This article was written originally in 2004 for the 35th anniversary of Fred Hampton’s death. Screeching tires. Flashing lights. Heavily armed men rushing up the dark stairwell open fire through...
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