National Protest

Opinion & Commentary

National Protest

Across the nation, people are mobilizing against the Trump-Musk agenda. Organizers of coast-to-coast rallies said, "They’re dismantling our country. They’re looting our government. And they think we’ll just watch ... We're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!" Did you attend one of the April 5 rallies? Share your experience!

 Hands Off!

See the New York Times story, "Mass Protests Across the Country Show Resistance to Trump"

Submissions

  • Poetry

    By lucyyy

    HANDS OFF

    I’m standing there, minding my own,
     Unarmed, no threat, just skin and bone.
     But he sees me, and I’m already guilty,
     Not for what I’ve done, but for how I look, for where I’ve been, for the color of my skin.

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  • Poetry

    By M. Hank

    More Cowbell

    We cheer and shake our cowbells, waving at passing cars. 

    Sometimes they roll down their windows, clapping and cheering back.

    Sometimes they roll their eyes and look away, avoiding eye contact.

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  • Poetry

    By GhostSlayer

    Expectations

    As a teenager I am expected to conform.

    Even though people tell you that you should be distant “stand out from the crowd” the second you do they tell you “what are you doing?”

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