Eduardo Galeano: The Right to Bravery
. In 1816 the government in Buenos Aires bestowed the rank of lieutenant colonel on Juana Azurduy “in virtue of her manly efforts.” She led the guerrillas who took Cerro … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: The Traveler
another gray road a homeless veteran stands at attention — You consider your obligations. You drive on. There is a running man, a shabby man. It would be easy to … Continue reading
Video: “Strange Fruit” sung by Billie Holiday
. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed “Lady Day” by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, … Continue reading
Sarah Browning: Petworth, Early Evening
A man is stabbing women in my neighborhood. Most poor people in my city are Black and because of the warnings of 400 years I assume the man stabbing … Continue reading
Video: A Virtual Tour through Ancient Rome in 320 C.E.
In this virtual tour, we discover ancient Rome, guided by renowned “virtual archaeologist” and overseer of the Rome Reborn project Dr. Bernard Frischer, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia. … Continue reading
Paul Christensen: Disunited States
The recent invitation John Boehner extended to Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress was an unprecedented sign of disharmony between Republicans and Democrats. Usually, heads of state … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: You in the Mercedes
You in the Mercedes with a phone clamped to your ear honking at the farmer who’s had the temerity to drive a tractor, slowly, in a no-passing zone, in front … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Hillary will win in November unless…
Hillary will win in November unless Americans want to end Social Security, Medicare & aid to public schools Now the media attacks on Hillary will begin in earnest, if for … Continue reading
Sarah Browning: This Is the Poem
. I am on the Parkway with Fred, driving home from Baltimore to DC. We’ve been to a packed . and riotous tribute to Ms. Lucille Clifton at the public … Continue reading
Eduardo Galeano: Sacrilegious Women
. In the year 1901, Elisa Sánchez and Marcela Gracia got married in the church of Saint George in the Galician city of A Coruña. Elisa and Marcela had loved … Continue reading
Major Jackson: A Mystifying Silence — Big and Black
Nigger, your breed ain’t metaphysical. —Robert Penn Warren, “Pondy Woods” Beginning in earnest his long and preeminent literary career in the 1930s, it is safe to say poet and novelist … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: The Torturers
Took their break after they finally broke a man and made him lie, implicate his friends and cause their deaths. They washed off the blood, sat smoking in the shade. … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: New Kansas law picks the pockets of the poor
New Kansas law picks the pockets of the poor while humiliating them in the process. When Republicans support or pass a law to address a non-problem, they usually have an … Continue reading →