I'm stunned by the recent arrest of Democracy Now! journalists Nicole Salazar, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, and then Amy Goodman in Minneapolis at the RNC convention. It's a gripping and terrifying examination of the stormtrooping tactics of "peace officers" outside the Republican Convention hall.
Further thoughts on the cultural labor of poetry and art. Not merely "is it good?," but "what has it accomplished?"...reviews of recent poetry collections; selected poems and art dealing with war/peace/social change; reviews of poetry readings; links to political commentary (particularly on conflicts in the Middle East); youtubed performances of music, demos, and other audio-video nuggets dealing with peaceful change, dissent and resistance.
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Phil - Thank you for bringing these arrests to our attention. We were just posting one of them on our blog as well when I saw them on Behind the Lines. It is so maddening and tragic to watch the attempts to smother free speech in our country. Thank you for this thoughtful post. J. Ross
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