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Seeking the Balance: Individual vs. Community
On a recent trip to the Canadian Maritimes, I was struck by the awareness of “others” that I witnessed. It was not the typical “let
Meditations While Painting Edward Snowden
Artist Robert Shetterly shares his thoughts while painting the whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Edward Snowden: The Asymmetry of Courage
One of the ironies of warfare is that an apparently vastly superior force can be defeated by an apparently much weaker one when the weaker
The Militarization of North American Life
AWTT portrait subject Bruce Gagnon argues for transforming military spending to create humane jobs and a healthier culture.
Students Managing Their Own Loans?
What would a student-managed educational lending system look like?
Across the Partisan Divide: A Curious Encounter with My Senator, Susan Collins
On the first leg of a trip last week to work at the Maxwell School for Citizenship at the University of Syracuse, I flew from
In Memory of Larry Gibson: 1946-2012
In honor of environmental activists Larry Gibson, artist Robert Shetterly contemplates the devastation of Mountain Top Removal.
Report from Louisville: August 28-30, 2012
For many years Americans Who Tell the Truth has had a special relationship with the city, the people and the schools of Louisville, Kentucky. The
Labor Day, 2012: Thank Goodness Labor is its Own Reward!
A couple of nights ago I had dinner with friends I have known for a long time. I think all of them – an inner