Updated:

The Burn

By
1016
0

Latest

Ninety degrees
No cooling centers
What shall we do with?
No cooling centers?

Sunscreen clad
We flock to the beaches
Scorching bleached sand
We flock to the beaches.

Deadly yet welcome
The snow haters welcome
A singed planet Earth
The snow haters welcome.

The snow haters welcome
A singed planet Earth
And flock to the beaches
From no cooling centers.

Editor’s Note: Hear Kathy Powers’ discussion on KZRT Radio on the effect on seniors to the extreme heat in Chicago and the fight for the City to open 24 hour cooling centers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikVvGfSjUXs

+ Articles by this author

Kathy Powers is a lifetime Chicagoan. At 50, Kathy speaks out as the voice of the people. She became a revolutionary activist whose lifelong fight raises unheard voices. She is the Health Care Desk on the People’s Tribune Editorial Board.

The People’s Tribune opens its pages to voices of the movement for change. Our articles are written by individuals or organizations, along with our own reporting. Bylined articles reflect the views of the authors. Articles entitled “From the Editors” reflect the views of the editorial board. Please credit the source when sharing: peoplestribune.org. Please donate to help us keep bringing you voices of the movement for change. Click here. We’re all volunteer, no paid staff. The People’s Tribune is a 501C4 organization.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Featured

Mike Ludwig , TRUTHOUT -

Afghanistan War Veteran Dies in ICE Custody One Day After Arrest

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal served alongside US troops in Afghanistan. He died at age 41 after ICE arrested him in front of his children and he had been in ICE custody only one day.
Bob Lee, People's Tribune -

Tribunal of Conscience to Hold Hearings on US Crimes Against Migrants and Countries

The International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement will launch a series of hearings beginning March 18 in Mexico City. The hearings, to be held throughout Latin America and the US, will deal with the crimes of the Trump regime and its predecessors and accomplices against migrants and refugees within US borders, as well as US crimes against other countries.
Witness at the Border -

Glimpses of the Terror Inside a Detention Hotspot

The patch pictured above appears on the uniforms of some guards at "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida. Below the grim reaper riding on an alligator are two human skulls, similar to the Totenkopf or death's head that the Nazis who ran and guarded German WWII concentration camps had on their SS uniforms.
Matt Alley - Blue CollarWriter Labor Media -

The Women Who Move the Labor Movement Forward

History shows that the labor movement moves forward when women organize. Women have repeatedly proven willing to confront power, build solidarity, and move the fight forward when others hesitate.
Ebony JJ Curry, The 19th -

She was sentenced to life in prison. A new law set her free after 23 years.

Nicole Boynton was the first woman freed as part of Georgia’s Survivor Justice Act, putting a national spotlight on how courts discount abuse in homicide cases — especially for Black women.

More from the People's Tribune