After the author’s son found himself in a series of dead ends, he joined the Army for discipline and direction. What the boy found was something that his parents, whose family members hadn’t served in the military since WWII, were even surprised to feel proud of: confidence, career options, pride, despite their fear that he […]
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Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
Bundyville Chapter Three: A Clan Not to Cross
A look into the Bundy family’s history reveals how they began to distrust the federal government. From nuclear testing programs in the 1950s to the decades-long Sagebrush Rebellion starting in the 1970s, Cliven Bundy came to believe that the government was out to get him and became emboldened to fight back.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
The Rising Tide of Wrongful Convictions
Wrongful convictions are not isolated events. They happen in every state. They happen multiple times a week. Here’s a breakdown of how and why the innocent are locked up in America.
Posted inCrime, Current Events, education, Nonfiction, Story
The Battle Over Teaching Chicago’s Schools About Police Torture and Reparations
A little-known city law has educators figuring out how to talk to eighth and tenth grade students about the history of Chicago police abuse.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
How Did the Blues Become the Blues?
In one simple sentence in 1914, Columbus Bragg, an African American writer, helped codify the Blues genre, though he’s largest forgotten.
Posted inHistory, Nonfiction, Quotes
They’re Good Mangoes, Mao
The fruit took on cult status in China after Mao gifted his workers a box of mangoes sent from Pakistan.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction
In Praise of Cowardice
Emily Meg Weinstein considers the ways in which her grandfather’s less than heroic choices in love and war led to her existence.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Get by with a Lot of Unpaid Labor
Behind every celebrity chef, an army of eager, uncompensated stagiaires.
Posted inBooks, History, Story
The Tyrant and His Enablers
How is it possible for a whole country to fall into the hands of a tyrant? According to Shakespeare, it could not happen without widespread complicity.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Open Burning: A Banned Practice That’s Poisoning America
Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals are poisoning people and the environment today in practice called “open burning” which was banned over 30 years ago.
