In Cheap We Trust
Here we are again: Even as the recession groans onward, box stores and boutiques alike are attempting to pry dollars from our clenched, fearful…
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Reimagining Anne Frank
Francine Prose’s Anne Frank is not, strictly speaking, a book about Anne Frank. That’s a good thing: We’ve had quite a few of those,…
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The Safety Geeks Who Rescue Us Before Disaster Happens
The best indication that John Drengenberg has been doing his job well, for 40 years, is that you’ve never heard of him. Most of…
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Nation-Building At Home, In the Classroom
Portland, Ore. — Six sophomores at Grant High School sit, shoulders slumping slightly, before two lawyers. The room fills with nervous expectation. Here, the…
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A Country Called Amreeka
There is a scene in A Country Called Amreeka by Alia Malek that seems to be playing on repeat. We’ve been watching it for…
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Charles Taylor Trial Gets Mixed Reviews in Liberia
During four months of testimony, Charles Taylor, the former leader of Liberia, denied committing war crimes. He said he was the victim of a…
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Post 9/11, Americans Say Muslims Face Most Discrimination
But many also see Islam as a violent religion, according to a Pew Forum survey. New York — Eight years after the terrorist attacks…
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The “Last Column” of 9/11
New York — New York City struck its first notes of memorial solemnity this week, returning an icon of the 9/11 attacks to ground…
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How an LA Gang Leader, Saved By Books, Uses Arts to Help Others
Poet Luis Rodriguez created Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural and bookstore to help save others. Luis Rodriguez is not particularly interested in genesis stories. This…
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How Charities Harness Social Media
Mr. Harrison is the founder of Charity: Water, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing clean water to impoverished villages in Africa. In January, he got…
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