Amtrak: One Symptom of the Buckling American System

Send to KindleTweet Today I took a 6 p.m. Acela express train to Boston. Two hours later I was back in Penn Station because the local that exited before us broke down. This would’ve been a simple procedure had the rescue train not caught on fire on the way to get the broken down train [...]

M.I.A. & Freedom of Speech

Send to KindleTweet M.I.A., the British rapper of Sri Lankan descent, has released a new video that tests our first amendment rights and speaks to issues including discrimination and war. This comes at a time when we are about eight years into an Iraqi war and Arizona has just passed laws that essentially enable racial [...]