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A War on Thanksgiving?

A War on Thanksgiving?

A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles


So now there is apparently a war on Thanksgiving and people are offended that people are out shopping? Is it anyone&rs..
The Slowist Manisfesto

The Slowist Manisfesto

A Poem by Arnoldo Garcia


A call to slow down, make love, build community, dream together in the slowest lane, in your arms.
LOVE (Listen Over the Vacuous Everything)

LOVE (Listen Over the Vacuous Everything)

A Poem by imagination-1234


Our love of cars, our love of planes - Our love of phones and electric trains.Our love of royals, our love of phones;Our love of beauty destroyed by o..
The Subway

The Subway

A Poem by Aisha Mnd


one huddled over the otherone shoe pressed against another in this long, vibrating tomb, they standand when the electronic doors swing and the robotic..
All Bleed Red...?

All Bleed Red...?

A Poem by Kye R H


tw: mentions of rape, abuse, murder, and implied self harm
Third Time's The Charm

Third Time's The Charm

A Poem by John DeNapoli


Third Time's The Charm is a free verse poem dealing in themes of oneness and being at peace.
Hunger

Hunger

A Poem by Cierra


There’s a feeling of emptiness, a void of nourishment, A familiar pain. It accompanies the growl Of an angry bear after his long wi..
Consumption

Consumption

A Poem by Carrie Chose


In the modern age, what are we but consumers? Will we overrun our cities, scarify our commodities, and devalue our culture in the future?
Drop of a Dime

Drop of a Dime

A Poem by BlueRibbon


The American Soul, When A Dollar Makes, Your Life Half or Whole.
Doctor's Orders: The Impact of Internet Diagnosis On a Consumerist Society

Doctor's Orders: The Impact of Internet Diagnosis ..

A Story by Alex P.


Written for my Critical Media Studies class during the Winter 2014 semester of my University career
The cost beyond the dollar

The cost beyond the dollar

A Poem by anartao


We frolicked and we played, as we teetered on the blade, insulated in our arrogance and greedWe shopped as others starved, drank as corporations carve..
Picturesque impoverished

Picturesque impoverished

A Poem by Royal Martinez


What entails Life? Fun, work, marriage, kids then death? Some strive for Heaven by being miserable and judging others here on Earth. The Pope wears fi..
Useful human

Useful human

A Poem by Greg


What is the use of a human being?A human doing.That loves the thrill of the purchase.To consume and reproduce.With total belief and dependenceon the s..
Free

Free

A Poem by dillonjensen


Just a thought I wanted to expand on.
Feed the Machine

Feed the Machine

A Poem by Hell in a Hip Flask


‘Three poems, 6 articles and one animated short’ ‘He did that all in an afternoon?’ ‘No he did that in ..
Individualism, Consumerism, Rejection of Nature

Individualism, Consumerism, Rejection of Nature

A Story by Anna Salzman


When we reject our biology, we reject what is beneficial.
For each other

For each other

A Poem by Melanie Genevieve


Euphoric personalities gliding on concrete sheets lulling our cities to sleep with neon lights and elusive promises Promises made to folks ..