Yesterday, Oglala Sioux author, scholar and activist Vine Deloria Jr. , one of the major figures in the Native American rights and resistanc...

Yesterday I traveled for first time in a little while to give a reading. I hadn't been to the Five Colleges region of Massachusetts in y...

(This admittedly is a very personal entry which may be of zero interest to the few regular readers of this blog.) I don't think I'v...

I close my eyes and see a flock of birds. The vision lasts a second, or perhaps less; I am not sure how many birds I saw. Was the number of ...

There's something to be said for CP time, especially when you're trying to park in a city where finding spots on the street in certa...

Yesterday was a banner day for Democrats and progressives across the country. In high-profile races in New Jersey (Senator Jon Corzine ) ...

Many thanks to Reggie H ., who sent me the link to Wyatt Mason 's article, " A Man Who Wasn't There , " on Spanish writer ...

Though I wrote several days ago about the explosive situation in Paris, Doug Ireland offers up one of the most thorough and compelling art...

Ahmed Chalabi, ah, Ahmed Chalabi. The quintessential trickster in the flesh, though Legba has nothing on this creature. But you don't re...

41 years ago, one of the most recognizable monuments in the US, the Saint Louis Arch (pictured at left, with Busch Stadium at far left, the...

Economically, politically and socially marginalized. Denied opportunities in higher education and decent-paying jobs because of their color,...

From SWEAT (unfortunately I won't be able to attend): Mendi+Keith Obadike present the Pink of Stealth & other works at the Art In...

I have nothing against the very attractive young man at left, LeBron James . From all I have observed, he is a highly talented, personable ...

Friend, artist and poet Rebecca Villareal has been creating with divine inspiration since she got to Chicago a few years ago. Though she l...