I Will Remember (for) Her

Mattie Geneva Munden (center) with two girlfriends c. 1953

About two weeks ago my grandmother, the woman I’ve talked to nearly every day for the entirety of my life, was diagnosed with dementia...

Year(s) of Living Dangerously

Photojournalist Namir Noor-Eldeen adjusting his telephoto lens

"In the West, we want answers for everything. Everything is right or wrong, or good or bad."

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Hyun Sook Lee with her Grandmother and gaurdian .

Things have been a bit serious around here lately. While Jack may be a driven photojournalist, dedicating himself to the discipline exclusively makes him a …

Lara, We Are With You

Lara Logan

Our hearts go out to you, Lara. You’ve always been one of the bravest journalists on the planet. We know you’ll conquer this challenge with your same, famed, signature fortitude.

Daze of Rage

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There are two women I’ve been thinking about lately. Actually there have been two women and four men on my mind.

Angst, Apathy, Ambition & Ambivalence: Part 2

14th Generation friends at the 2008 Printer's Row Book Festival in Chicago, Illinois

Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink.

– Martin Luther Lomasney

In Memoriam: Let Freedom Ring

Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his I Have a Dream speech on August 28, 1963

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring …

Angst, Apathy, Ambition & Ambivalence: Part 1

The Dawn of Man

I am one of those at the leading edge, and therefore among the oldest, of “Generation X.” Of all the Baby Boom Generation’s offspring, we wizening wonders are the most curmudgeonly, pragmatic, and skeptical...