Jon Tribble: War
Red maple, sweetgum slashed and torn out by the roots so we could build a jungle underneath the pines, so our camouflage would blend us with crows’ panic, with honeysuckle … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: The End of Empire
The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is being drained by wars in the Middle East and vast military expansion around the globe. It is burdened … Continue reading
Joan E. Bauer: Manzanar
Manzanar for Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of Farewell to Manzanar The word, Spanish for apple orchard but by 1942, no orchards in the Owens Valley. Water … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The Moral Aspect of Tax Policy
How much do the “deserving” rich really deserve? Not as much as they think. As Donald Trump and Republicans roll out their proposal to provide wealthy people with a massive … Continue reading
Kenneth Rexroth: Portrait of the Author as a Young Anarchist
1917-18-19, While things were going on in Europe, Our most used term of scorn or abuse Was “bushwa.” We employed it correctly, But we thought it was French for “bullshit.” … Continue reading
Sarah Browning: Titian’s San Christoforo
Ducal Palace, Venice, 1523 The saint’s massive muscled arms – arms for the forge, for fighting, for tending and laboring – reach toward heaven, toward the baby god on … Continue reading
Video: Perfectly Normal
. About award-winning short film Perfectly Normal, director Joris Debeij says: I was introduced to Jordan, the effervescent subject of this Op-Doc, by a mutual friend; we met for lunch … Continue reading
