Thousands of civilians have been tortured, imprisoned, murdered, sexually assaulted, and expelled; their homes occupied and looted by an invading military that has blocked humanitarian aid from reaching those left behind. No, it’s not Ukraine. It’s the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, which has been under siege since November 2020 when a civil war broke […]
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Posted inArts & Culture
Who’s to blame for violence against Native women?
In The Round House, Louise Erdrich assigns easy blame for a tough problem.
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“Baseball,” torture, Mark Wahlberg, and kissing
A reconsideration of the Mark Wahlberg thriller Contraband
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Ruminating Guantanamo
What are the legal, ethical and public safety ramifications of military detention? Sig Libowitz, an actor and film executive studying law at the University of Maryland, brought his varied careers together in The Response, a 30-minute dramatization of Guantanamo military detention hearing transcripts, screening twice today in the Loop. Libowitz wrote and produced the film. […]
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Rostenkowski Rules/Royko’s Tortured Reasoning
The Rostenkowski Rules If Donald Barlett worked in Chicago, Dan Rostenkowski would be running even more scared than he is. One of America’s great investigative reporters, Barlett and his partner James Steele have portrayed the congressman in damning terms. But Barlett and Steele don’t write for Rostenkowski’s constituents on the northwest side of Chicago. Their […]