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Putin visits Damascus Assad sucks Putin’s thumb Thank you for help to make rebels run * Butcher survives again Keeps killing Syrians Friends help…
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The Middle East Perpetual Chaos * Understands Power Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If you have found this poem informative, please consider…
Start Of A New Series | Q&A With The Hermit Poet | Why Is There So Much Corruption?
Hermit Poet’s Answer: Throughout history the wealthy and powerful have taken advantage of the less privileged. The difference is that today corruption is more in our…
Hong Kong People Speak
President Xi Suffers Embarrassing Defeat From Hong Kong People Voting Overwhelmingly for Pro-democracy & continued chip chip chipping away of iron grip In Hong Kong…
Supported By ‘Compadres’ Trump Marches On
Big boss stands tall Only pawns fall Republican politicians Submissively Carry toxic ball Trump In for long haul Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019…
Survival
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Zen Lessons The Art of Leadership Translated By Thomas Cleary 58. Adaptation Zhantang said: (Excerpt)…
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Eyeballs everywhere Population told to fear Freedom rapidly disappears Phones are tapped Internet hacked Life totally tracked Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 …
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Human trafficking Worldwide Heartless crime rings Panama is the way Darien Jungle Highway Making trek to USA Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 …
Hindu Land
History of spirituality Brainwashed Into Hyper nationalistic tendencies Create fear Who belongs here? Undesirables told to disappear Elites control dialogue Peasants follow like puppy dogs…
TIME | Vanishing Time
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The 36 Secret Strategies Of The Martial Arts The Classic Chinese Guide for Success in War,…
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 by a citizen of…
The Role Of Individualism In Government Control
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Primitive societies were constructed by people with the same value system and mostly ruled by religious beliefs.…
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of course folks upset most just wake-up brush teeth shower work sleep same same across each sea perpetual motion little time for cup of tea…
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Saudis spreading word Iran also must be heard Who will grab more land while trying to spread their brand? Blood spilled in the desert sand …
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Golf course corner deals So many in power steal Suitcases of cash Wire funds no questions asked Retire Dubai and laugh Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
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Elite make the rules Peasants follow just like mules Feed me leftovers Send young men to be soldiers Bow down to the pawnbroker Copyright© Edge…
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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…
Xi & Putin Trying To Keep (tight) Lid On The People
Peasants No Longer Excepting Spoonfuls Of Nonsense Authoritarian Governments Resort to Tear Gas Rubber Bullets Batons Physically Reprogramming Minds Of The Pawns Copyright© Edge…
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 …
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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…
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…
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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…
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 …
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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The Great Deal Work Accumulate Spin money wheel Freedom on sale Chinese Communist Party Heavy hand on scale Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 …
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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?…
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…
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…
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…
The ISIS Caliphate’s Bits Sprinkled Across Desert Sand (This Post Includes Edge OF Humanity’s Prediction Post “ISIS Will Fold Like a Cheap Suit” Written January 2, 2015
ISIS Will Fold Like a Cheap Suit By Edge of Humanity Magazine, January 2, 2015 On June 29th 2014 ISIS stated that it had formed a caliphate called The Islamic State and…
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…
Rise Of Nationalism
Nibbling On Asian History And Philosophy Series Source: Opening The Hand Of Thought | Foundations Of Zen Buddhist Practice By Kosho Uchiyama “During the…
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corruption acknowledges no pain population begs for change Miami’s luxury real estate place to park illicit gains soldiers follow the dictator & generals’ orders until butchering…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
How India Succeeded The Impossible Task Of Polio Immunization
Commercial and Social Documentary Photographer Sandeep Biswas is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. To see Sandeep’s body of work…
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…
Karabakhians & Their Hope For Sovereignty | Caucasus Mountains
Photographer Alvaro Deprit is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Black Garden’. To see Alvaro’s body of work…
People & Their Quotidian Lives | Africa
Photographer and Writer Jennifer Huxta is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these daily life images. To see Jennifer’s body of work click on…
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.
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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 …
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round and round we go time to watch rerun of old show forget small cars Americans love full- size pickup trucks Middle East heats up under…
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European Leaders Stop Sucking Trump’s Kneecaps Or He Will Continue Walking On You Next 3-7 years * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE…
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Trump Devours Diplomatic chessboard May Merkel Macron Watch in dismay Xi Jinping wants to trade Putin Sharpening fangs The American Tsar Currently Controls the game …
The Iranian Deal | Nuclear Weapons, Oil & Religion
President Trump pulls out of nuclear deal. As stated in an earlier Edge of Humanity article, Iran will obtain nuclear weapons with or without a deal.…
The Chosen People’s Orchestration Of The Palestinian Decimation
Palestinians the forgotten people decades disappeared into the sand stripped of their land freedom chopped up slowly burning in frying pan UN talks, but cannot raise…
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Europe Immigration Explosion How much of each country’s unique culture will become diluted? * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright©…
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not a good sign for the future of humankind when Buddhists in Myanmar commit crimes against humanity on the Rohingya Muslims * Find More Poetry HERE…
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many balls in air Tsar suffocates news cycle soldiers of deep state pull out their hair create confusion web of illusion toss meat to crowd Machiavelli…
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Putin laughs at Prime Minister May she does not have the muscle to keep him away diplomatic card play tit for tat Russian bear swats at…
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honey drips from spoon President Xi Jinping will not escalate major trade war soon watch President Trump flap his wings how loud will Big Bird sing?…
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International Relations Experts Amazed Mainstream media In shock Mumbling Not sure what to say Tsar Accepts Invitation Will Meet and Greet With Little Kim Two Looney…
Robots Continue to Gobble Up Jobs
It is a good signal when companies start to increase investment in equipment. If CEO’s feel confident in spending money on machinery, then they also…
What Defines Russia Today?
Documentary Photographer Alexander Anufriev is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Russia – Close Up‘. To see Alexander’s projects click on…
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Don’t be fooled Tsar Wants Cheap Dollar Swift kick in the ass on trade Gold wakes up from the grave. * Find More Poetry HERE …
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Flying On Private jets Financial Puppet Masters Heads of State Arrive Davos Designing elaborate blueprint that dictates how much rice and beans the 7 Billion…
Dow Jones Industrial Average Hits Record High Of 23,000
"Dow Passes 23,000 for the First Time, Fueled by Strong Earnings"#Dow23K📈https://t.co/wnkrddYlb9 pic.twitter.com/wlP0NCNcou — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2017 The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Your Freedom & Digital Currency: You Can’t See It, You Can’t Touch It, But You Will Feel It
Written by: Carioca Da Gema The 2008 worldwide financial crisis caused a massive amount of bad credit for Americans. Without credit, the people effected…
Spain’s History Of Political Turmoil & Catalonia’s Independence Referendum
Photojournalist Flora Hastings is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this article. From her project ‘Kings in Alhambra, Tanks in Barcelona‘. To see Flora’s body of…
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Squandered Oil Wealth Population Hungry Poor Health Nightmare Socialist Dreams Drive Many To get out Back to HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2017
Trump’s Executive Order, China’s Help & Little Kim’s Stash
President Trump’s new Executive Order against North Korea will give the United States Treasury Department more power to target individuals, companies , banks and other entities…
Casualties Of A War Never Fought – The Ongoing Carnage Left Behind By U.S. Bombs In Laos
Photojournalist Kosuke Ryujin is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Secret War, Laos‘. To see Kosuke’s projects…
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The ship has sailed and will not return. Globalization is here to stay and cannot be put into a box and placed in the dark attic.…
The American Grocery Industry Shake Down & The Power Of Your Food Dollar
The American grocery industry is getting shredded. Amazon’s 13.7 Billion dollar purchase of Whole Foods has the other players in the grocery business paying close attention…
‘Tūhoe Nation’ The New Zealand Tribe Holding On To Their Sovereignty
Photographer Birgit Krippner is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘Ngāi Tūhoe: A Māori Tribe‘. To see…
America’s Real GDP Increased At Annual Rate 2.6% In Second Quarter 2017
The U.S. Department Of Commerce Bureau Of Economic Analysis released its Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2017 (Advanced Estimate) and Annual Update on July 28th, 2017.…
Tehran: The Hugely Misunderstood Megalopolis
Media Artist, Creative Producer and Researcher Salar Niknafs is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these daily life images. From his project ‘Tehran, The Invisible…
Taking Land & Livelihood From Villagers – The Agribusiness & Governments Misleading Deals In Senegal
Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer Luka Dakskobler is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Land…
Will The Democratic Government That Achieved Economic Growth & Stability In Nicaragua Spin Into A Dictatorship?
Documentary Photographer Emanuele Giovagnoli is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Ortega’s Nicaragua‘. To see Emanuele’s body…
A Call For Social & Political Responsibility – Hamburg’s 1000 Gestalten
Photographer Amira Issmail is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. To see Amira’s body of work click on any image. …
Americans Feast on Debt
The latest Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center For Microeconomic Data Quarterly report on Household Debt and Credit reveals total household debt achieved a new…
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I pulled out a twenty Retail clerk said “Sorry sir We no longer accept paper money Pay only with your phone All purchases must be…
Leaving Persecution Behind To Find A New Life – The Rohingya Of Canada
Documentary Photographer and Social Sciences Educator Colin Boyd Shafer is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his series ‘The Canadian…
India’s Biometric ID – Improving Delivery Of Social Programs For Disadvantaged Groups
Photographer Vikas Dutt is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Unique ID‘. To see…
The Ugly American
A Pew Research Center survey released yesterday, which covers 37 nations, states that a median of only 22% of people from those countries surveyed have…
Low Unemployment Has Not Made A Difference For Many American Workers
The Report on the Economic Well Being of U.S. Households in 2016 (May 2017) has been released by the Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve…
Death By Gaffing, Suffocating, Rupturing & Freezing: The Brutal Methods Of Commercial Fishing
Photographer Simon Ager is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Operation Albacore‘. To see Simon’s body…
Common Objects Used As Tools Of Torture
Visual Artist and Lecturer at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Mark Roemisch is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From his project ‘Broken‘.…
