By Drew Gibson Last night, while trudging through the endless cavalcade of reality shows on the TV guide, I came across a station that was playing The Gangs of New York. Naturally, I had to stop and watch it as… Read More ›
Social Justice
Documentary Watch: deepsouth
We mentioned a documentary a little while back calleddeepsouthabout the under-reported, under-funded and fast growing HIV epidemic in the American South. Well, exactly a month from now, the documentary will be premiering at the Landmark E Street Cinema during the… Read More ›
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Liberalism in the Catholic Church
Our understanding of religion is invariably linked to the spiritual environment we grew up in. My views on the validity and worth of other faiths is governed in large part by the attitudes passed down to me by clergy and… Read More ›
A Year Later, Breivik Awaits Sentencing in Oslo for Mass Murders
11 months ago, Norwegian Anders Breivik committed one of the most horrific massacres in the history of peace-time Europe. In an elaborately planned attack, the 33-year old Breivik set off explosives in Oslo’s government square killing eight people and, while… Read More ›
In Burma, Hope & AIDS Medications Hard to Come By
Of the 240,000 people in Burma (Myanmar) living with HIV, roughly half are in desperate need of life saving ART medications. Most of them will never get them and for many of those who do, it will have come too… Read More ›
When the Legend Becomes Fact: The Middle Class in America
Middle class—two words that are impregnated with more meaning and baggage than any other in the American lexicon. From our nation’s inception, that middle class was what set us apart from the stuffy Old World attitudes of Europe or (later… Read More ›
Keep The Promise 2012: Marching With Wyclef
Wyclef Jean to Perform at the Keep The Promise 2012 March on Washington for HIV/AIDS. When I think of Wyclef Jean, the first celebrity that comes to mind for comparison is…Paul Newman. Stay with me here. I realize that one… Read More ›
Detropia : The American Dream Deferred
It is just incredible how many talented independent filmmakers we have working today. A week or so ago, we spotlighted Lisa Biagiotti’s documentary about HIV and inequality below the Mason-Dixon line, deepsouth, and today we’d like to turn your attention… Read More ›
Canary in a Fascist Coal Mine
I know it’s easy to get caught up in the 5 month Presidential bitchfest that is ahead of us, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter nearly as much as the incessant coverage would suggest. Obama’s policies… Read More ›
TB & HIV Looms Large in South Africa
I stumbled upon a remarkable segment from the PBS Newshour on the dual threat of HIV and Tuberculosis in South Africa. As the report points out the “terrible twins of HiV and Tuberculosis” are inextricably linked in South Africa, with… Read More ›
Virally Suppressed - Muckraking For The Modern World 