Jonathan Stack’s scary—but funny—experience with being nearly arrested in Guinea leads to a revelation.
What Are You Prepared to Do?
April 11, 2013 By 22 Comments
In case of a violent attack, J. A. Drew Diaz says that it’s time to embrace the corollary to the Boy Scout motto: be prepared to fight back.
Tough Guy
March 26, 2013 By 16 Comments
Mike O’Shea was a physically powerful and courageous man, but what made him a hero to his lifelong friend, Andrew Cotto, was his capacity for love.
Protest of Questionable Police Shooting Turns Violent in Brooklyn
March 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Another black teenage boy shot dead, but this time, the vigil gives way to violence.
Months of Lockdown
February 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
While in lockdown, poet and prisoner Spoon Jackson flies in his mind’s eye, witness to freedom and injustice.
Gun Dreams
December 26, 2012 By 30 Comments
In our fantasies, a gun ends all arguments in our favor.
We Are Not Islands
December 15, 2012 By 8 Comments
When Ryan Bradley was suicidal, he thought he was alone. He was wrong.
PHOTO: Police Officer Warms Homeless Man’s Feet and Our Hearts
November 30, 2012 By 3 Comments
A police officer and a pair of boots will restore your faith in humanity.
Justice Going to Pot
November 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
Our Minnesotan boys in blue have been caught green-handed pulling some peculiar police work.
Hymn to Working-Class New York
November 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Mark Naison speaks of the ordinary heroes that surround us, and where their ethic of heroism comes from.
Why Does It Always Have to Be Me?
October 31, 2012 By 9 Comments
Drew Diaz wants to know why he’s got to be the heavy, every time.
Why She Bought a Gun
September 23, 2012 By 8 Comments
After domestic violence ends in a murder-suicide on the police station steps, some women begin to protect themselves and their loved ones with deadly force.
We Don’t Want to Play Anymore
September 20, 2012 By 7 Comments
David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.
The Dark Knight Rises Is a Pro-Fascist Movie
July 23, 2012 By 71 Comments
Noah Brand reveals his startled reaction to Batman’s latest foray into outright authoritarianism.
“A good friend of mine sexually assaulted a woman that was a member of our mutual friends.”
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