Creating Art from War: Bullet Proof Art
The materials I have chosen to use serve my purpose because of the blatant and emotionally charged response they evoke.…
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Shani’s Boobs: A Poem
What was once an embarrassment can occasionally become a source of pride, though perhaps still a distraction in most cases.…
Can You Trust the President, Congress or the Courts to Protect Your Privacy Rights?
Nothing you write, say, text, tweet or share via phone or computer is private anymore. This is the reality of…
Killing Tuesday: A Poem
President Obama's Kill List, a compendium of people targeted for assassination, has led anti-war activists and civil libertarians of all…
It’s Time to Overhaul the Transportation Security Administration
“The TSA has grown into a top-heavy, unmanageable agency, evidenced by its 400% increase in workforce since its founding. The…
Peering Through Another Lens: 5 Broken Cameras
We have grown accustomed to documenting the world around us through a multitude of lenses. From birthdays, to marriages, to…
Fiction: The Rib Children
It waits in the darkness. Looking on with hungry-greedy eyes, tasting the air with a thick, grey tongue. It is…
Obama’s First-Term Track Record on Civil Liberties
Four years after Barack Obama was elected on a platform of “change you can believe in,” he’s now promising America…
The Huntress and the Chasm: A Poem by Ari Margolies
Gazing into the abyss, the abyss gazes back also, inviting and enticing. The chasm and the huntress tease our narrator…
A Poem by Thomas C. Burgess
Thomas C. Burgess included a note with today's poem. He said, "This poem is meant to raise questions about society,…