America’s Tortured Torture Debate
Why does the line between coercion and torture seem so shadowy now? NEW YORK — There has been no shortage of confusion, follow-up questioning,…
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Ex-Combatants Return to a Changed Rwanda
A former ‘big man’ deserts his Congo-based militia after learning more about the country he left. Kigali, Rwanda – On a cool February afternoon,…
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Forging New Ways to Live Together After Genocide
The effort plays out in local courts as well as camps that teach the culture of a ‘new’ Rwanda. KIGALI, RWANDA — Two years…
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What Happens When You Try to Put All The Words Online
Lexicographer Erin McKean’s interactive ‘Wordnik’ is projected to be the largest online dictionary ever. CHICAGO — Erin McKean doesn’t look much like a revolutionary….
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Rebels Drop Guns & Return to Rwanda
Rwanda’s Army is flushing FDLR fighters out of Congo. RUHENGERI, RWANDA — Joseph Karege wanted to give up his gun and come back to…
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Rwanda-Congo Mission Isolates UN
Last week’s deployment of Rwandan troops to fight rebels in Congo caught the 17,000-strong UN mission by surprise. KIGALI, RWANDA — Deploying a mere…
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Congo’s Risky Push to Crush Rebels
Rwanda’s Army moved deeper into neighboring Congo Sunday as part of a surprise deal last week to root out Hutu rebels. But when will…
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New York’s Other Skyline — Old-School Water Towers
Squint a little and the sleek modern cityscape reveals old-fashioned water towers in use on most buildings over six stories. On the ground, New…
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Healing from Genocide with Storytelling
KIGALI, RWANDA — Taylor Krauss sticks out more than most white people here, on the dusty dirt road that runs in front of his…
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A Green Ranch — Run By Cowboys
TWO MILE RANCH, ARIZ. — John Heyneman has a problem. It’s late January, and some of his cows are missing. They’re stuck on the…
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