D. T. Brown didn’t quit owning things. He quit materialism.
If They Were Somebody. They Are Somebody.
April 16, 2013 By 3 Comments
Caring deeply for Guantánamo Bay detainees is not un-American.
Guns and Fatalism
April 12, 2013 By 24 Comments
Eric Sentell shoots down the argument that “if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.”
The Poet in Prison Dreams
April 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
A lover of birds dreams he can fly and talk to animals … and that his human brothers and sisters might learn to forgive him.
Bird Lovers, Bird Haters
March 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Birds are a symbol of freedom and hope. To Spoon Jackson and other inmates, they are sacred guests.
Spring Dew
March 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Spoon Jackson welcomes Spring with the declaration that “There is still beauty in cell bars.”
About My Sentence
February 24, 2013 By 1 Comment
Spoon Jackson, who has served 34 years of a life sentence in prison, faces the reality of his fate.
At Night I Fly: The Good Life Introduces Spoon Jackson, a Poet Behind Bars
February 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Spoon Jackson writes from prison of the freedom he enjoys as he flies: ‘My heart pounds behind no chest.’
The Disposability of Black Men
February 2, 2013 By 66 Comments
Black men are brutally murdered and systematically incarcerated. Is this genocide?
Privilege vs. Rights: an Important Distinction
January 25, 2013 By 15 Comments
If health care is a right, then what is the cost of freedom?
The Tyranny of Rights
January 12, 2013 By 82 Comments
In an age of nuclear weapons and mass shootings, does it still make sense to uphold an American’s constitutional right to bear arms?
Learning To Be Alone Again
January 12, 2013 By 4 Comments
After ten years of marriage, Nathan Graziano is finding being alone a different challenge from his old single days.
Rap Music as a Safe Space for Hetero-Masculine Love
January 6, 2013 By 3 Comments
That most masculine of subcultures, the world of hip hop, ironically provides an acceptable outlet for men to express platonic affection for one another: through rap lyrics.
Forgiving Adultery
January 4, 2013 By 10 Comments
After cheating, a yogi learns that you have to forgive to heal.
Is It Lazy to Opt Out of Technology?
December 28, 2012 By 5 Comments
Do you feel like you have to be “plugged in” at all times?
God Nods at the Piano
November 24, 2012 By 4 Comments
How does learning piano teach spiritual freedom? Brian Bowers discovers the big lessons in the small ones.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.