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Getting to the Root of Border Violence Rhetoric

Danielle Maestretti — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:22:35 CST

Melissa del Bosque, whose phenomenal reports for The Texas Observer are always worth reading, spent some quality time with a couple of cantankerous lawmen for her latest assignment, "Boots on the Ground: A Day in the Life of a Border Sheriff"....

The Young People's Recession

Bennett Gordon — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:43:02 CST

The nation's unemployment topped 10 percent in last month, but for young people, that number is much higher....

The Fort Hood Shooting and the Soldier's Burden

Julie Hanus — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:46:42 CST

As the nation grapples with the Fort Hood tragedy, Americans may find we can no longer ignore the psychic burdens that our soldiers must bear....

Critics Pick on 'Twilight' Fans Because They're Girls

Danielle Maestretti — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:16:54 CST

Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight series and its largely female fan base are constantly lambasted by critics. Is it because they're just a bunch of girls?...

Journalists and PTSD: File Your Story and Move On

Jeff Severns Guntzel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:04:38 CST

The Fort Hood shootings forced the PTSD conversation back into the headlines. What about the journalists who cover the wars?...

Muslim (and Latino) in America

Bennett Gordon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:17:37 CST

At 16 years old, Jason Perez was dealing drugs in his Massachusetts neighborhood. By the time the documentary New Muslim Cool begins, Perez has converted to Islam, changed his name to Hamza Perez, and moved to Pittsburgh to start a Muslim community....

The Religious Roots of the Prison

Jeff Severns Guntzel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:16:13 CST

We don't talk enough about prisons in this country. And we never talk about the religious roots of the prison.

A Fool's Wisdom

Bennett Gordon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:25 CST

Sometimes it's smart to play the fool....

How to Rob a Bank and Get Caught

Jeff Severns Guntzel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:41:36 CST

Writer and artist Ken Habarta has been scanning for information on bank robberies for nearly a decade. He's especially drawn to robberies that involved a note....

Should Journalism Students Cover War?

Bennett Gordon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:23:58 CST

Far from the cozy classrooms of American journalism schools, students are venturing to remote and often dangerous parts of the world to learn how to dig up a scoop....