me reciting one of my poems to charlie mingus
Author Archives: aidarends
win-lose
when you lose you gain perspective when you win you lose everything that could have come after the wound when you win you wind the tight rope tighter til you pop
Mapping U.S. Imperialism – MR Online 
Anti-trade
tree interprets wind telling which way the western one blows by its subtle swaying staying or flowing away away away from the simple explanation of force wind tells tree tells me why i think of you jacaranda bloom in june
Mining for stories in Africa: when journalism becomes an extractive industry – Unbias The News
How a Namibian freelance journalist dealt with Western Media’s exploitative practice of mining for local contacts, personal stories, and sentiments from across Africa. — Read on unbiasthenews.org/journalism-as-extractive-industry-africa/
lovely sometimes rarely maybe
and i was scared scared scared of existing of actually being reali still am in fact frightened quite oftento this day. this long root of fear that keeps us quiet. no more no masno no more no no more nomasenuf enuf enuf enuffor a lifetime lasted enuf. ya. i thought i couldquiet the storminside meContinue reading “lovely sometimes rarely maybe”
untitled self-corrective
u don’t miss loveu miss the safety of being controlled being told what to dowhat to be the safety of their will u would do wellto know the difference so that next timeyou don’t mistake chainsfor embraces
Millennials Are Killing Capitalism: “It Feels Like The Goals Have Changed” – Karim from RAM-NYC and Wendy Trevino on the War in Ukraine and the Western Left
We wanted to have a critical conversation about the western left’s response to the war in Ukraine, but often we associate anti-imperialist analyses with Marxist-Leninists. Within the anarchist left and other parts of the western left there are those who support the Ukrainian war effort for various reasons. Although we don’t often take explicit positionsContinue reading “Millennials Are Killing Capitalism: “It Feels Like The Goals Have Changed” – Karim from RAM-NYC and Wendy Trevino on the War in Ukraine and the Western Left”
U.S. Accelerated Expulsions of Haitian Migrants in May – The New York Times
The uptick has rekindled criticism that the Biden administration treats Black migrants differently than others, an allegation it denies. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/us/politics/haiti-migrants-biden.html
letter to a friend #5
change happens whether you care or not revolution happens if you believe or not; empires fall always as a rule things can get worse or better if you prepare my dear sister; i know the world has untold weapons against us my dear sister; i know the words alone will not convince you my dearContinue reading “letter to a friend #5”
Aida Rends 