Yee’s story shows much more work needs to be done Yee’s story is a reminder of the work still to be done to close the infamous Guantanamo Bay, to ending religious bias, to always adhere to our principles and to the rule of law even at times of war/threats.
How I busted the Apollo hoax conspiracy – and why we SHOULD fear asteroids. Phil Plait, behind the Bad Astronomy blog, reveals the hoaxes and the real dangers in the skies.
AIDS educator Rebekka Armstrong was profiled in the Spokesman Review following her recent talks in Eastern Washington. “You could hear a pin drop, people were so enthralled with what she was saying.”
Elissa Washuta wrote about a regrettable costume choice in Salon this week.
In preparation for the CNN screening of Blackfish yesterday, director Gabriela Cowperthwaite did a Reddit IAMA that our speaker and documentary subject John Jett participated in.
‘I Am Troy Davis’: New book humanizes death penalty icon The Grio reviewed ‘I Am Troy Davis’, Jen Marlowe‘s new book about the death penalty case. “The late Troy Davis has long been a symbol for activists working to abolish America’s death penalty, and the new book I Am Troy Davis puts a human face on that …
Elissa Washuta talks about the nature of memoir in this interview for HTMLGiant
“I Am Troy Davis”: Supporters, Family of Georgian Man Executed in 2011 Push to End Death Penalty “The fight is not over, it’s actually just beginning and we still have a long way to go,” says Troy Davis’ sister, Kimberly Davis, of the family’s battle to prove his innocence and to abolish the death penalty …
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Jen Marlowe is interviewed by KPFK today about her new book, I am Troy Davis.
Gabriel Bol Deng wrote about his experience as a refugee for WBUR: “Last week, the United Nations reported that the number of Syrian refugees registered in camps has risen above 2 million and that half of these people are children, many of them under the age of 11. As I read about this my thoughts …
Read more “Gabriel Bol Deng Reflects On The Syrian Refugee Crisis”