Video: Wild Scotland
. This short lyrical film directed by John Duncan won first prize in the “Landscape” category at the 2016 New York Drone Film Festival. About this film, Duncan says, “For my … Continue reading
Dr. Neta C. Crawford: Costs of Wars through 2016 — $4.79 Trillion and Counting
Summary of Budgetary Costs of US Wars in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan and Homeland Security Wars cost money before, during and after they occur — as governments prepare for, … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: On Sex, Politics and Poetry
My friend Jane Legrand has written “I must find something to do with all that I feel.” What a perfect expression of why we write act direct draw sing photograph. … Continue reading
W.J. Astore: The Forever War — A Peculiar Form of American Zen
As a teenager, I read Joe Haldeman’s book, “The Forever War.” The title intrigued, as did the interstellar setting. Haldeman’s soldiers are caught up in a conflict whose rules keep … Continue reading
Peter Blair: Captain Adam on Mars
Tribes Picked by U.S. to Fight Taliban, Get Tied Up in Own Feud; ‘If They Take Our Land, We’ll Kill Them All.’ Wall Street Journal Hot dust … Continue reading
Michael Gregory: A Walk on Wet Ground
The memory of my country spoils my walk. Thoreau A wet morning. Gray. A little too warm for frost. Grackle and raven having their say. Some time … Continue reading
Video: The Hispanic Paradox — Why do Latinos live longer?
. Time to spill the beans on why U.S. Hispanics tend to live the longest—despite less education on average, a higher poverty rate, and worse access to health care. . … Continue reading
Video: Barbara Lee’s Lone Vote on September 14, 2001 was as Prescient as it was Brave and Heroic
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER the 9/11 attack, while bodies were still buried in the rubble, George W. Bush demanded from Congress the legal authorization to use military force against those responsible … Continue reading
Walter Bargen: Old Rain
Up down, up down, no pause, no let up in the falling. Ovate, serrate, oblong, lobed, green scales weighing each droplet then bending to the fall─a full sky yet … Continue reading
Announcement of Nationally Coordinated Prisoner Work Stoppage
Sept 9, 2016 Prisoners from across the United States issue a call to action for a nationally coordinated prisoner workstoppage against prison slavery. In one voice, rising from the cells … Continue reading
Joan E. Bauer: Framed in Braintree
for Sacco and Vanzetti In Braintree, ten miles south of Boston a touring car parks on Railroad Avenue. A haggard man at the wheel. At three o’clock the … Continue reading
Video: “Orangutango” — Animation set to music by Igor Tkachenko
Orangutango (Graffiti Tango} is an award-winning animation set to music by Igor Tkachenko. Best Music Award – FIFI (International Internet Film Festival, France), 2001 Audience Prize – FIFI (International Internet … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: A 9/11 Retrospective — Washington’s 15-Year Air War
Bombs Away! Their Precision Weaponry and Ours. On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda launched its four-plane air force against the United States. On board were its precision weapons: … Continue reading
Video: Elgin Park
. . In this award-winning short film by Pittsburgh film collective Animal, we see a portrait of Michael Paul Smith who after a childhood scarred by bullying and dark family secrets, … Continue reading
