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Obedient Believers Eagerly Listen To Slippery Man Preach Mumbo Jumbo Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If my poetry helped or entertained you, please…
How Mind Robbing Technology Aide Governments & Elite To Dominate The Essence Of Man
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema In the effort of sinking its teeth even deeper into its citizen’s lack of freedom, China is…
It Has Begun
Earth melts Environmentalists Shout Shout Shout Climate change Deniers On Knees Beg for help Rising tides Billions Scramble to survive One way ticket New life on…
Alibaba Opens Doors to American Businesses
Alibaba today announced that American small and medium size businesses can now sell on their worldwide website. United States companies will be able to reach Alibaba’s…
Back Into The Spotlight | Little Kim’s New Toy
Iran Dominating News Little Kim Also Needs Attention Shows off New Or Refurbished Submarine Not Painted Yellow However Maybe ?????? Fires Long range ballistic missiles …
As Jobs Disappear, Homelessness In America Is Going Downhill Without Brakes
Written by: Carioca Da Gema One third of the homeless lost their jobs before they became poverty statistics. In the past, job opportunities lift…
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Men work the mines Receive little for their labor Hidden misery Advertising Sells the dream Exploitation marches on Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If…
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Throw out Nuclear deal limit Iran Plays Hardball Trump Pushed Supreme Leader Against wall Economy Free fall * Will Little Kim begin feeling abandoned? Fire off…
Immigration, Immigrants & America
Written by: Carioca Da Gema The violence that drives millions of people from their homeland is real. War, famine, and persecution have caused huge…
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The Missis Said: “Have a look Walmart NEW Self-serve Cashier stations Put shoppers to work” Soooooooooooooooo I push my personal wire cart To the end of…
Youth Unemployment Struggle | Middle East & North Africa
Finding decent paying professional jobs and upward mobility is not very promising in the Middle East and North Africa. Yes, education is available, but once completing…
The Medical Business & Changes Facing American Doctors
The independent private practice doctor is becoming extinct in America. Physicians are being squeezed because of the amount of money that they charge for the various…
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Trump Administration New Great Deal Squash Palestinians With Gigantic Heel * Gulf State leaders Suck Trump’s & Bibi’s Toes Sprinkle baksheesh Who is the leech? After…
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Trump Offers Little Kim FREE Publicity Toss Brutality Into Kimchi Meanwhile Population Scavenge For Grass to eat If you have found this poem informative, please…
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Make Hong Kong Dollar No time wasters or sleepers Proud Smart Work harder Eat & drink Shop Bet on winners Youth want changes from leaders…
Schools’ Physical Space & Democratic Expectations | Brazil
Reporter, Photographic and Visual Artist Guilherme Bergamini is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the multimedia project ‘Education for all’. …
The English Farmers’ Sacrifices To Survive & The City Dwellers Disconnect To Rural Reality
Photographer Jennifer Forward-Hayter is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘England’s Dreaming’. To see Jennifer’s body of work,…
Why Are The Wealthy So Scared?
Written by: Carioca Da Gema “We are all a paycheck away from homelessness!” Said a woman waiting in line next to me. She…
Long Reach Of The Net
Information today is very powerful and spreads like wildfire. Because of the internet (social media), portable devices, and the twenty four hour news cycle, information whether…
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Artificial intelligence Automation Nothing Can Stop Rapid Apocalyptic Job Elimination Tax revenue Collapse Cities Counties States Federal government No longer can afford to pay pensions …
Is Walmart Forcing Customers To Do The Work Left Behind After Employees Are Replaced By Automation?
Written by: Carioca Da Gema My neighborhood super-center is crowded. The aisles are narrow with kids running around, people with specialty mobile chairs, and…
American News | Who Can We Trust?
Mainstream news media is controlled by large corporations and they are beholden to their advertisers and other special interest groups. OK- Sometimes they have to stay…
America Must Secure Its Border
The United States needs to stop playing around and secure its border. The US has to concentrate on its own problems and for the foreseeable future…
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President Xi Cannot Contain His Glee Maybe Trump Forget Me USA Again Entering Middle East Mind Fuck Zone No Biggie Only $220 million dollar drone Persians…
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Empty store Owner Closed Locked Front door Slowly drove away Why start over? Everyone shops online anyway Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If…
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America again pokes nose in sand MBS & Bibi Have plans! Trump is their man Preaching Nuke deal a sham Nothing Learned From Iraq & Afghanistan…
Book Review | Diplomat’s Dictionary By Chas. W. Freeman, Jr. | Forward By David Ignatius
Around twenty years ago, most folks would receive international news from the television. With the power of the internet and mobile devices, information today is moving…
Covering Society’s Ills By Cropping Speech Will Oppress Us All
Written by: Carioca Da Gema Lead sheep up hill down hill Social media habit forming connect to all Community’s rules Expel deplorables Suitable? Unsuitable?…
With The Olive Harvest Season Over, West African Migrants Struggle To Survive In Sicily
Documentary and Portrait Photographer Mariusz Smiejek is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Dream Slaves’. To see Mariusz’s…
Marked For Demolition & Resettlement | Before & After | Pengerang Malaysia
Photographer and Storyteller Wilfred Lim is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the projects ‘Red Note & Red Note –…
Food & Medicine To Venezuela | One Box At A Time
Photographer, Visual Artist and Sociologist Yorli Mendoza is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the projects ‘Barrels to Boxes 1…
2020 U.S. Presidential Elections | Democratic Party | What Are They Doing?
2020 Democratic presidential candidates Drifting radically left Middle America They forget President Trump Could win 2nd term Liberals’ guts churn 4 more years Country would make…
Chemical Plants Of Kawasaki, Japan
Fine Art Photographer Peter Stewart is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Chain Reaction Series’. To see Peter’s body of…
The Historic Railroads In The American Landscape
Photographer John Sanderson is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this landscape/documentary photography. From the project ‘RAILROAD LANDSCAPES’. To see John’s body of work,…
The Money ‘We The People’ Spend & Our Living Conditions In America
Written by: Carioca Da Gema As a society we must unite as ‘people’ to survive. Los Angeles has a major homeless problem and small…
Making A Mark
Written by: Carioca Da Gema For a long time, many wealthy people have desired to have their name attached to a university campus, a…
Searching For Bicycles In Beijing
Photographer and Visual Artist Zhao Xiaomeng is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the book/project ‘Bicycles in Beijing Now’. To see…
Gold And The U.S. Dollar
Over the last decade and more, gold bugs insisted that gold was going to shoot up to stratospheric heights. The constant hype that every person needed…
Globalization Class Warfare
The world economy is rapidly becoming much more high tech and commercialized. An enormous amount of people have been lifted out of poverty and are experiencing…
Farm Workers & Their Labor Conditions | Brazil
Retired Professor and Photographer Antonio Mozeto is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Rural Life’. To see Antonio’s…
Depicting Environmental Issues
Visual Artist and Photojournalist Shanna Merola is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Another Country’. To see Shanna’s…
Relocating To Prevent Extinction | The Animal Kingdom’s Crisis
Photographer Erik Hijweege is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘New Habitat’. To see Erik’s body of work,…
Between The Natural World & Our Globalized Culture | A Photographer’s Story
Photographer David Ellingsen is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘The Last Stand’. To see David’s body of…
Bulldozing Nature’s Rhythm
Photographer Yurian Quintanas Nobel is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘The End Of The Days’. To see…
New York City’s Chinatown & The Impact Of Modernization
Photographer Dimitri Mellos is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From the project ‘Chinatown’. To see Dimitri’s body of work,…
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Peasants Congregate On the street Submissively Waiting Holding bowls While Privileged Donate Soup of the day * Find More Poetry HERE * eBook | Travels With The…
Regaining Control Of My Life
Photographic Artist Daniel Keys is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘145 Nights’. To see Daniel’s body of…
Rural Life, Food & Land
Photographer Madeline Cottingham is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Yelling From The Lower Field’. To see Madeline’s…
Globalization & The Changes On Familiar Landscapes
Photographer Gianluca Morini is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘A LONG JOURNEY THROUGH NOTHING NEW’. To see…
End-of-Life Care & Culture | China
Documentary Photographer Jiwei Han is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor this social documentary photography. From the ongoing project ‘Hugging Death’. To see Jiwei’s body…
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rats scatter up down coconut tree confused used no serenity animosity festers engulfed by fraudulent broadcasters camouflaged decay 1% dictates the plays listen to what they…
The Children In Victoria Square, Athens
Photographer / Cinematographer Panos Kefalos is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the book/project ‘Saints’. To see Panos’s body of work,…
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Sprinkle gold and silver Consumer nation Chasing wealth is motivation People form a line Xi Jinping Communist Party Control all minds See also: Global Economy…
Memories Of Wilderness | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada
Photographer Eamon Mac Mahon is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the ‘Landlocked’ project. To see Eamon’s body of work,…
The Struggles Of An Aging Population | Rural Latvia
Social Documentary Photographer Gunta Podina is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ‘Rural Living Latvia’ project. To see Gunta’s…
Long Live The Libraries | “free knowledge and culture for all” | Norway
Photojournalist Jo Straube is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the book/project ‘The Norwegian Library’. To see Jo’s body of…
Once An Industrial Power | Livani Rests Underdeveloped | Latvia
Photographer Aija Bley is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ‘Sleepers’ project. To see Aija’s body of work, click…
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Sipping Mint tea Taking Puffs On the shisha pipe “Deep Thinking” Has Islamic Submission Allowed Middle Eastern Countries To Be Controlled By Brutal Leaders? * Find…
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Look at face Does not lie Inexperience Sloppiness Ruthless Elites could care less Gather around Kiss the crown Sniff Sniff Sniff Dog and pony Charm…
The Sand Games
Written by: Carioca Da Gema World tour New changes to old land Self imposed desert prince Meets American Tzar Dignitaries Elites all around Under spotlight…
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Intrigue Who is to believe? Young prince flying high Pull out oxygen mask Will Gargantuan American Arms trade To Saudi Arabia Last? Edge of Humanity…
The Hustle & Bustle At The Fishing Port Of Kafountine | Senegal
Photographer Cristian Sarmiento is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Tefes’. To see Cristian’s essays click on any…
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Another Slow business day Shopkeeper Engulfed By Magazines and newspapers Eats a microwave meal On a chipped plate Internet controls fate Scraps Scraped off For Pooch…
The Economic Impact Of Dead Mothers | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Lack of Medical Care & Community | Ethiopia
Visual Artist and Communications Specialist Joni Kabana is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From her project ‘Footsteps to Healing’. To see…
Amazon Minimum Wage $15.00 Hour | Let’s Not Forget About The Robots
Keep the pressure on the Titan! One cannot go a day without reading bad press regarding the working conditions for Amazon employees. US$15,00 per hour…
Immigrants & Farm Labor | An American Variant Of Apartheid
Historian, Editorial and Commercial Photographer Richard Steven Street is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘In The…
Power | The Drug That Flows Through The Veins…
Why do people cling so much to power? From kings to presidents to prime ministers to dictators to CEO’s of public companies, all the way down…
Life In Hasankeyf & The Dam Construction Submerging Its Ancient History
Photojournalist Salvo Buffa is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ‘Hasankeyf’ project. To see Salvo ’s projects click on…
Iran | As The Plot Thickens
Here are some key points taken away from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s exclusive interview with NBC’s Lester Holt. Accused the U.S. of adopting hostile stance…
The Violence South Of The Border | Latin America’s Shocking Crime Statistics Followed By The Darkest Prediction
I have been pickpocketed in Guatemala, watch torn off my wrist in Peru, boots stolen in Brazil , and my backpack sliced open with a…
2000 U.S. Troops Remain in Syria
According to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, about 2000 United States troops will continue to stay in Syria to fight ISIS. Objectives: Aiding Syrian Democratic forces Fight…
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Harvest Time Migrant workers Go row to row Loading Buckets Full Of Tomatoes * Who is The Hermit Poet? * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO …
Billionaires Buying Democracy
Every American should be concerned. Deeply Concerned! The very fabric of the freedom of the United States of America is completely at risk. What is causing…
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Argentina Run up debt Beg IMF Peso takes a nosedive Could this be bottom? Will investors now jump on for rocky ride? * Find More Poetry HERE…
The Economic Nightmare of Cuba and Venezuela Rolls On
When alive, Fidel Castro from Cuba and Hugo Chavez from Venezuela were thick as thieves. Birds of the same feather always flock together! The same can…
Perspective from Afar
Shut up! Do not talk about my country when you do not live here. These are just a couple of statements often said online by a…
Uncle Sam
The United States big banks, large corporations, lobbyists, Wall Street financial vampires and the politicians all have their greedy fingers in the apple pie. If this…
Meet Your Minicab Driver | London
Portrait, Documentary and Commercial Photographer Jonathan Goldberg is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘In Between Jobs’.…
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Big Boys Control Pipeline Minnows Wait in line Begging For Scraps * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
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Stack up like CBS blocks Recognition Across Boards Falling on slippery floors Leading to locked doors Build fortress Everything else could become worthless * Find More…
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Cusco Peru Old Hand Tomato Seller Stuffs Bills In her bra * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge…
Bracing For Brexit | Gibraltar | Their History, Residents and Daily Lives
Photographer Luke Archer is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘The Rock’. To see Luke’s projects click…
America’s Truck Drivers | A Way Of Life
Artist, Educator and Fine Art Photographer Vanessa Venable is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From her project ‘Class C’. To…
Earning A Living Away From Home | The Simple Life Of An Iranian Man in Dubai
Street Photographer Abdul Hameed Thahir is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Baker Abdul Jawad’. To see Abdul’s…
The Struggles To Treat Tuberculosis | Dhaka
Documentary Photographer Mauro De Bettio is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project Shadows and Silhouettes . To…
An Interesting Read In The New York Times On How The Privileged Help The Less Privileged
An opinion piece in The New York Times titled Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World by Anand Giridharadas.
Observing The Impermanent Beauty Of Daily Life Scenes | Japan
Photographer Damien Drew is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From his book/project ‘Wabi-Sabi’. To see Damien’s body of work click…
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The Tyrant Wrapped Himself in religion Accumulated Power Jailed Undesirables Ran up debt clock Currency nosedived Economy soon could collapse * Find More Poetry HERE …
What Happened To “The Paris Of The Antilles”?
Photographer Jeremiah Gilbert is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Cap-Haïtien Street Scenes’ . To see Jeremiah’s travel tales…
Hashima, Japan | From Densely Populated To Desolation | Coal Mining Story
Photographer Sébastien Tixier is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project Hashima. To see Sébastien’s body of work click…
