Conflict Zones

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  Uprisings

  Speak Mouthless

  June 3, 2013 - 

  In a video channeling the revolutionary struggle in the rebel-held town of Kafranbel, Syria, Lebanese architect Tony Chakar challenges the Western tendency to categorize the Arab Spring as fundamentally separate from social movements in Europe and the United States.  More

  By Tony Chakar

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  Op-Ed

  Disarm: Transforming Guns into Art, from Mexico to the U.S.

  May 20, 2013 - 

  Pedro Reyes, who has responded to gun violence by converting weapons into musical instruments and shovels to plant trees, makes a passionate case for gun control, explaining how U.S. laws exacerbate the drug wars in Mexico.  More

  By Pedro Reyes

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  Feature

  The Guantanamo Effect

  April 1, 2013 - 

  Examining Guantanamo as a military doctrine circulating far beyond the prison itself, artists Mariam Ghani and Chitra Ganesh create an interactive digital archive defining, illustrating and linking key terms and events in the “global war on terror.”  More

  By Mariam Ghani and Chitra Ganesh

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  Dispatch

  Lewis Hyde: Coyote Installs Democracy

  March 18, 2013 - 

  In 2004, poet and critic Lewis Hyde responded to revelations that U.S. soldiers tortured prisoners at Abu Ghraib with an irreverent poem featuring Coyote as a “trickster” protagonist who imparts wisdom through his mischievous acts of rebellion.  More

  By Lewis Hyde

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  Photo Gallery

  Iraq War at 10: Looking Back at Baghdad, Days After Saddam Fell

  March 18, 2013 - 

  On March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, beginning a long war that would kill more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians and 4,400 U.S. soldiers. Photographer Teru Kuwayama captured these scenes of ruin and reflection just after Saddam Hussein was ousted from power.  More

  By Teru Kuwayama