
Bitter Harvest
Marisel Vera’s new novel chronicles the joys and sorrows of a Puerto Rican family displaced from one U.S. colony to another.
Marisel Vera’s new novel chronicles the joys and sorrows of a Puerto Rican family displaced from one U.S. colony to another.
Fifty Years of a Black Panther Friendship
Former Baltimore Black Panther Eddie Conway did 44 years for a crime he likely did not commit. During that time, he struck up a close friendship with Paul Coates that continues to this day despite their differences.
If it’s Tuesday afternoon, it’s tea time in the park. And, mind you, that’s High Tea, served from the…
A Poet Recounts Teaching at Men’s Prisons in ‘Hummingbird’
From 1992 to 2008, award-winning poet and playwright Deborah Tobola taught writing to inmates at several men’s prisons in…
The Equal Rights Amendment is Back
The Constitutional amendment is one state from the ratification threshold. But will it count?
As fast-food and low-wage workers nationwide fight for an increase in the minimum wage, many of New York’s restaurant…
Dreaming of the Netroots: A Review of Beyond the Echo Chamber
Beyond the Echo Chamber: Reshaping Politics Through Progressive Media By Jessica Clark and Tracy Van Slyke The New Press,…
Living is the Best Revenge: A Review of Four Seasons Lodge
Four Seasons Lodge Directed by Andrew Jacobs First Run Features, 2008 If living well is the best revenge, the…
Revelation Revolution: A Review of Mark Rudd’s Underground: My Life with SDS and the Weathermen
Underground: My Life with SDS and the WeathermenBy Mark RuddHarper Collins, 2009 Those who have characterized Mark Rudd’s memoir,…
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