Former Utne Editor in Chief David Schimke looks to the alternative press for stories on conflict, compassion, partisanship, and peace. http://www.utne.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=2147483836 A night at the museum with pianist Jason Moran and the recently departed Sam Rivers-an avant-garde jazz giant and saint of the seventies loft scene in New York. http://www.utne.com/fighting-words/remembering-sam-rivers.aspx David Schimke Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:36:00 CST Politicians and pundits who pooh-pooh the possibility of a third-party movement should pay attention to Americans Elect. http://www.utne.com/fighting-words/will-the-next-ralph-nader-be-a-conservative.aspx David Schimke Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:27:40 CST A conservative publication encourages its readers to revisit George Orwell's "A Hanging," and then re-examine their stance on capital punishment. http://www.utne.com/fighting-words/literary-execution.aspx David Schimke Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:39:14 CST After criticizing George W. Bush for turning the United States into a cowboy nation, a scholar argues that the president's foreign policy lacks a moral center. http://www.utne.com/fighting-words/obamas-soft-power-outage.aspx David Schimke Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:38:57 CST A man reared in Minneapolis is linked to Saturday's suicide attack in Mogadishu. He's not the first and, sadly, may not be the last Midwesterner to leave the country on a track to terrorism. http://www.utne.com/fighting-words/from-somalia-to-minnesota-to-jihad.aspx David Schimke Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:16:22 CST A nonbeliever teaching in Utah writes about Mormonism, sexual repression, and closeted kids struggling to survive in the not-so-wild west. http://www.utne.com/fighting-words/no-latter-day-gays.aspx David Schimke Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:20:45 CST