Chris Hedges: Legalized Murder and the Politics of Terror
Police officers carry out random acts of legalized murder against poor people of color not because they are racist, although they may be, or even because they are rogue cops, … Continue reading
Raymond Bonner: The Terror Suspect Who Had Nothing To Give
“I would be strapped to a board by my arms and legs and by my waist (which was very painful because of my wound.) Guards with black costumes, masks and … Continue reading
Jose Padua: In Acknowledgement of My Ancestors, Predecessors, and Everyone Else Who Dared Cut to the Truth of the Matter
I am indebted to the weird sometimes indecipherable black magic of speech and the fluid motion of tongues spilling the content of souls. — Copyright 2016 Jose Padua Photograph by … Continue reading
Video: How Does a Film Editor Think and Feel?
Tony Zhou: “For the past ten years, I’ve been editing professionally. Yet one question always stumps me: ‘How do you know when to cut?’ And I can only answer that … Continue reading
Video: “The Feast” by Ralf Hildenbeutel
. This short award-winning video by Boris Seewald matches classic dance numbers with “The Feast” by the composer Ralf Hildenbeutel from his album “Wunderland.”
Ruth Clark: Here in Hereford — Neighborhood Tales
Soon Gene and I will have been here 20 years. When we came, the electricity failed regularly during the monsoon season, irregularly at other times; thus there would be no … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: A Few Brief Words
To My Friends In The N. R. A. And Folks Reading This Essay In Starbucks As I write, there’s more news about the shooting in Dallas. Which blends into the … Continue reading
Video: Elizabeth Warren on why we need to stop the TPP
. [Email subscribers may click on the title of this article to watch the video.] . Ahead of this weekend’s Democratic platform fight, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has once again … Continue reading
Diane Kerr: A Positive Lexicography
post Orlando, 2016 [a small boy, a young woman, forty-nine people] In our new world only certain words shall be allowed. We will still say ahimsa (Sanskrit) meaning … Continue reading
Video: “Get Up Stand Up” by Keith Richards and friends
Musicians from around the world join the Playing for Change Band in singing for peace and justice, featuring Keith Richards, Keb’ Mo’, Guardians of the Fire, and others. . Keith … Continue reading
Justice Department to Investigate Alton Sterling Shooting
Sterling is the 122nd Black person to be killed by U.S. law enforcement this year. The US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has launched a civil rights … Continue reading
Abby Quillen: How to Identify Wild Greens in your Backyard
If weeds are cropping up in your lawn, it may be time to get revenge by harvesting some of them for your dinner table. You may ask yourself, why eat … Continue reading
Dr. Michael Greger: Fast Food Restaurants in Children’s Hospitals
The food industry spends billions on advertising. Promotion costs for individual candy bars can run in the tens of millions. McDonald’s alone spends a billion dollars on advertising every year. … Continue reading
Sharon Doubiago: Free Him
“My real name or Dakota name is Tate Wicuwa, Wind That Chases the Sun.” — Leonard Peltier You bring into his cell Crazy Horse’s white Appaloosa. He lowers his … Continue reading
