By Mónica Novoa: Sometimes there are no words. This morning we were shocked see the following clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle: 54 Across: One Caught ...
By Michael McGehee: Last week, on the day the American embargo on Cuba turned fifty years old, the New York Times ran a story on the anniversary where ...
By Marie Burns: Jeremy Lin is a young man who is just learning how all sorts of people will misuse and abuse him. He is well ...
By Adam Horowitz: Judi Rudoren continues to hold her ground against the right-wing onslaught against her for tweeting Mondoweiss and Ali Abunimah, as well as recommending ...
By Chris Toensing: We at MERIP are shocked and deeply saddened by the loss of Anthony Shadid, an extraordinary reporter, wondrously talented writer, judicious analyst of ...
By CNN: Anthony Shadid, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting from Iraq, died Thursday while reporting in eastern Syria, apparently of an asthma attack, ...