The Verdant Braes of Skreen (Hear it here) sung by John Renbourn‘s group, Ship of Fools, on...
Richard Silverstein
Silverstein is an independent journalist and has published Tikun Olam since 2003. It exposes the secrets of the Israeli national security state. He publishes regularly at the New Arab, and Jacobin Magazine. His work has also appeared in Al Jazeera English, The Nation, Truthout and other outlets.
As you’ll find out if you read farther in this Category, I’m a sucker for a slow...
Living in the Country (hear the mp4 here) is Pete Seeger‘s amazing 12-string guitar instrumental. Its melody...
Steve Earle is flat out one of America’s great singer-songwriters. In fact, I’d say he’s in my...
One of the great musical loves of my life is African music. I was introduced to this...
Congressmember Doug Bereuter, one of the Republican’s most senior legislators focused on intelligence matters, announced just before...
If you’ve ever looked forlornly up to the ceiling as your child watches a Bob the Builder...
Bless David Kay’s heart. The man who, after all is a former senior official in the Bush...
Abdullah al Kidd detained for 18 months as material witness & never called to testify or charged...
(credit: Radio Canada) (credit: Jeffooi.com) This post was occasioned by a remarkable interview I heard this afternoon...
I couldn’t help myself from using that tired pun in my title. But I think it’s nevertheless...
When my wife first recounted this story to me I howled with laughter because, living here in...









