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Joyful Noise: A Conversation with Giovanni Singleton
I enjoyed the act of creation, of calling the unseen, the unknown, into being. Writing is power, as is literacy. Both are gateways to connecting with a sense of… More
Advocate’s Visa Delay Stirs Questions
Kerim Yildiz, a leading human rights advocate for the Kurdish people, was for two decades a frequent visitor to the United States. A British citizen living in London, he… More
After Meng Hao-jan
In winter I drink tea by the window / Stars shine through my reflection / Occasionally I go out and see if I might / Find another remote and… More
Two More Journalists Arrested Under Anti-Terrorism Legislation; Fears of Torture
Sileshi Hagos and Eskinder Nega were arrested on September 9 and 14, 2011, respectively, accused of involvement with the banned political party Ginbot 7. More
Banned Books Week Kicks Off Tomorrow!
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that a school district in Missouri agreed to lift its ban on Slaughterhouse-Five and Twenty Boy Summer, two books the district had completely banned… More
Visions of a Disaster
The reader embarks upon two journeys: in the first, we drive with protagonist and narrator Pablo from Spain to France as he pursues his girlfriend Teba, who is on… More
Four Poems from Salsa
God made the heaven and the earth and on the seventh day / Languid and no longer loving we drifted into the forest More
Lawsuit Challenging FISA Wiretaps Allowed to Proceed
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has twice now rejected the Obama Administration’s attempts to throw out a lawsuit challenging the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act (FISA) allowing… More
Appeals Court OKs Challenge to Warrantless Electronic Spying
A legal challenge questioning the constitutionality of a federal law authorizing warrantless electronic surveillance of Americans inched a step closer Wednesday toward resolution. More