By “With liberty and justice for all.” Have you heard of that expression? Yeah, it’s an authentically American thing. It’s also an American thing to say one thing, but act differently. On Sunday, an American-Iranian journalist named Marzieh Hashemi, 59, was arrested at St. Louis Lambert International Airport and taken to Washington D.C. by the F.B.I.,…
By SaraThe Boston bombings were a dark tragedy, without question. They represented a moral failing that we so often forget is present in the thread of daily life, and three people lost their lives. Although the occurrence was probably the most talked about news item this week, very little attention was given to the victims of…
By samanthaUpon its creation, Twitter became a fascination for some and the butt of jokes for many. The social networking site allows users to “micro-blog,” describing their current mood or thoughts in 140 characters or less — a constraint that, in a swirl of other similar sites, made it seem like a waste of time. Politicians eager…
