News
Restoration of Civil Rights Landmarks Included in Obama's FY16 Budget
A $50 million restoration of sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement is included in President Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget, released Monday.
US government
Art
An Intimate Portrait of Edward Snowden
Citizenfour, Laura Poitras’s documentary about Edward Snowden, premiered to a sold-out audience at the New York Film Festival on October 10.
News
Poet and Novelist Denied Entry to the United States
Amjad Nasser, a leading Jordanian poet, novelist, and journalist, was denied entry to the United States earlier this week, the Arab Lit blog reported.
News
Is the Push for Better Embassy Design Putting People at Risk?
Some politicians are concerned that the new initiative to build better-designed United States embassies isn't just expensive, it's putting employees in danger.
News
When Photography Gets You Labeled a Terrorist
It's not news that taking pictures can get you threatened and arrested, but a lawsuit filed this month by the American Civil Liberties Union sheds further light on just how pervasive the government's paranoia over photography has become.
Opinion
Some Artistic Perspective on the Debt Ceiling Stupidity
This makes my blood boil. Coincidentally, the NEA (for those who may not know) is the National Endowment for the Arts [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts]. Article linked to in the tweet here [http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/01/markets/debt_ceiling_treasury_bills/index.htm]. [