Finding Work After War
Verse Daily
The Kansas poet H. C. Palmer, a battalion surgeon in the American War in Vietnam, addresses the effects of trauma on our war veterans.
A Database of Fugitive Slave Ads Reveals Thousands of Untold Resistance Stories
Hyperallergic
Freedom on the Move from Cornell University is the first major digital database of fugitive slave ads from North America.
“Sorry, Sir, I Can't Shoot”
Gush-Shalom
The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem urges soldiers to refuse to shoot protestors in Gaza
What’s the Matter With Oklahoma?
The American Prospect
Oklahoma was once a center of left-populism. Could it be that again?
A Standing Rock on the Border?
The Progressive
The Tohono O’odham tribe has repeatedly cited a border wall’s potential impact upon sacred sites, burial grounds, and the natural environment. A wall would split the tribal homeland down the middle and isolate thousands of members south of the border.
Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements' Animated
Tom Lehrer, who has written a body of songs with a unique mix of science, social and political satire (check out, for example, We'll All Go Together When We Go), is 90 this month. This one is just for fun. Happy birthday, Tom.
Documentary | RGB
An intimate portrait of an unlikely rock star: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers explore how her early legal battles changed the world for women. Opens May 4.
Hip Hop or Shakespeare?
Akala demonstrates and explores the connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop, and the wider cultural debate around language and it's power.
Weak Black Women | Robin Thede
Robin turns the "Strong Black Woman" stereotype on its head with the world premiere of her music video "Weak Black Women."
Why Eating Healthy Is So Expensive
Produce helps your health and hurts your wallet, but that is as much a result of policy as of nature
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