humanity

Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.

Livin' On A Prayer
History happens every day. Each little moment in the daily lives of normal people, blend seamlessly into the world-shaking moments written into history. But history is often written by the winners, so we must learn to read it with a multifaceted approach and, more importantly, we must take care to record our lives as truly as we can for the generations to come.
By Judah LoVatoabout a year ago in The Swamp
Learning to love my brain . Runner-Up in The Moment That Changed Everything Challenge.
"There is, as I know you have read, no exact test for this, but based on our conversations thus far it feels safe to say that you do likely have ADHD. This doesn't change anything about our sessions, but it does help us find a lens to look at some of the things you've been wanting to address." This is what my counselor says in my second session with her, three months before my 51st birthday.
By Kristen Knutsonabout a year ago in The Swamp
Asylum. Runner-Up in The Moment That Changed Everything Challenge.
If he’d known when he killed her what would come of it, would he still have done it? Would he have condemned an entire race to die?
By Alison McBainabout a year ago in The Swamp
The King's Horse
I want to create a moment that will change everything. To date, I have been unsuccessful. I don't give up hope. I will never give up hope. It is the raw material around which the steel of my armour has been wrought. It is at the core of my resolve, it is the fabric of my purpose, my goal to gain a clearer voice for women, and I will not relinquish it.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in The Swamp
Ghost Town. Content Warning.
Firstly, I want to begin by saying how deeply sorry I am to anyone affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash back in 2018. My heart goes out to you and your families- truly, it does. And to the survivors, continue to build a life you can be proud of.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹about a year ago in The Swamp
Indivisible. Honorable Mention in The Moment That Changed Everything Challenge.
By twelve, a lot of kids have been through things they shouldn't in an ideal world, have to go through, have already had those formative moments of innocence-stripping done to them. That wasn't the case for me. At 12, I was still very much a kid. Until I wasn’t.
By Raistlin Allenabout a year ago in The Swamp
Attack Of The Killer Iceberg
Bundled up sporting black and white tails, Myron the Penguin flipped his cell phone and called his seal friend, Byron. “By,” lips froze in the bitter cold setting, “did you hear about the Ice Age Sequel Promotional Campaign?”
By Marc OBrienabout a year ago in The Swamp
Giovanni the Valiant, or, Giovanni the Murderer. Runner-Up in The Moment That Changed Everything Challenge.
Author's Note: St. Francis of Assisi: the first Italian poet.... one of the most celebrated mystics in the history of Christianity.... Brother to all Creation.... peacemaker....
By Sam Spinelliabout a year ago in The Swamp
"Who is Russell Thurlow Vought?". Content Warning.
Who is Russell Thurlow Vought? PSYCHOPATHIC TRAITOR? We are all yelling at Rump. No one is yelling about the major contributor to PROJECT 2025.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli about a year ago in The Swamp
Cutting Off The Helping Hand. Content Warning.
I hate being right. Four days into this presidency, I said a whole bunch of things, and already more than one of them appears to be happening. Admittedly it was not the changes I expected right away, but the ramifications are beyond what I would consider to be recoverable. In short, what is about to happen is going to be irrevocable damage, and will result in widespread global destabilization, in addition to internal destabilization.
By Paige Graffunderabout a year ago in The Swamp
White Man Whining
For most of my life, I’ve had very little faith in Humanity. I struggle to even accept that other people truly exist (thank you Philosophy 101). However, despite my underlying existential dread, I had hope that humans were making progress. Agonizing and incremental, but progress nonetheless. Turns out I was wearing snow goggles over my rose-colored glasses while I sat under an avalanche. I could point to many moments that taught me this lesson, but I come back to one in particular. One that showed me that not only had I been blind, but I had not even been looking.
By Sean A.about a year ago in The Swamp
People of Earth
When the moon turned red, observers of the phenomenon naturally believed they were witnessing the defining moment of their generation, but that would come later, during a televised press conference which would reveal the depth and scope of a conspiracy that had guided humanity since prehistory, as a nation’s leader stripped to his skin in front of billions of people.
By J. Otis Haasabout a year ago in The Swamp