The Lineup: Week of March 19-25, 2012

The Lineup: Week of March 19-25, 2012

In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Sanjeev Bery addresses the situation in Syria and Jim Hightower lauds the residents of Keene, New Hampshire who don’t want their town to get its own tank. Get all this and more in your inbox by subscribing to...
The Humanity of Poetry

The Humanity of Poetry

Take it from Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple. “Poetry can be sharper than a sword in cutting through lies.” Every day, our politicians and pundits lie to us. They argue that our differences as Americans are greater than what we have in common....
Syria’s Systematic Torture

Syria’s Systematic Torture

Harrowing eyewitness reports of a brutal massacre of civilians have been trickling out of the opposition stronghold of Idlib following a massive assault by Syrian government forces in the city of Homs. The graphic images and videos posted online by activists support...