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Five Favorite Stories From April and a Featured Writer
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I spent a lot of April 2025 being disturbed by the actions of the U.S. president, looking for leaders to step up and oppose him (and not finding many), and feeling anxious and depressed about the lack of humanity evident right now in the U.S and across the world.
But one place I didn’t get that feeling was here on Fourth Wave, because even when our contributors are writing about injustice, the very fact of their stories shows that some people do care and some people are working to change our societies and build a better, kinder, and more equitable world. That’s us!
So here now, without further ado, are five of my favorites that were published in April, a featured writer, and two short lists of the stories we featured ourselves and those that curators blessed with boosting last month.
Please, be my guest. Treat yourself to a few of the great reads listed below.
Trump Deports 2-year-old US Citizen by
I love the passion of this frequent contributor who channels my alarm and upset at living in Trump’s America with ferocity, wit, and personality. Another favorite by this author this month was This Undercover…
