Video: Mahatma Gandhi on the Existence of God
Recorded on 17th October, 1931, During His Visit to England. . Revered the world over for his nonviolent philosophy of passive resistance, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known to his many … Continue reading
Video: ‘Dust’ by Dorianne Laux
In this video, Dorianne Laux reads her poem Dust at the 2011 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. — Dust Someone spoke to me last night, told me the truth. Just … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Malcolm X Was Right About America
We are the nation Malcolm knew us to be. Human beings can be redeemed. Empires cannot. Malcolm X, unlike Martin Luther King Jr., did not believe America had a conscience. … Continue reading
Adrian Blevins: Bloodline
O, high as crazy hell and blasé like rocks was how he seemed to want to play it there in the hospital with his hands knit loose behind his head … Continue reading
William J. Astore: War Is the New Normal
Seven Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist It was launched immediately after the 9/11 attacks, when I was still in the military, and almost immediately became known as the Global … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: After the War
. After the war, some of us had to have answers. Who were these people we’d had a war with? Where did they come from? Where did they learn to … Continue reading
Video: Are Doctors Killing us?
According to numerous studies, the third leading cause of death in America (after heart disease and cancer) is medical treatment. Side-effects from drugs, errors in treatment, and infections from hospitals kill approximately … Continue reading
Jose Padua: Sabotage
In the middle of the crowd this woman standing next to me swinging her hips, doing a dance that looks like a leisurely swim except she’s standing, keeps saying over … Continue reading
Howard Zinn: “War is Terrorism.”
Historian and educator Howard Zinn said that inspiring students to change the world should be the “modest little aim” of teaching. January 27 marked five years since the death of … Continue reading
Chana Bloch: Death March, 1945
. “There was a muddy ditch at the side of the road where the road took a sudden turn. If I could jump —.” Five Muselmänner abreast, the trekking dead, … Continue reading
Djelloul Marbrook: What is Poetry For?
To say the unsayable is the province of poetry in society—to say it in such a way that it occupies the rafters, the eaves, the cantilevers, cornerstones, ogees and Palladians … Continue reading
Michael Simms: What is Poetry For?
A few days ago, an old priest who was a colleague of my wife’s passed away, and Eva came home from work angry at the world. I was worried; Eva … Continue reading
