Examining Guantanamo as a military doctrine circulating far beyond the prison itself, artists Mariam Ghani and Chitra Ganesh create an interactive digital archive defining, illustrating and linking key terms and events in the “global war on terror.”  More

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti, poet Tom Healy looks “behind the sound bites of trauma” with award-winning Haitian novelist Edwidge Danticat, who shares stories of her childhood and reflects on immigrant life in the United States.  More

Comedian Liz Feldman is getting married in May. Or maybe just “married.” On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court will hear two landmark cases that will determine whether her “wedding” has to have scare quotes around it.  More

In 2004, poet and critic Lewis Hyde responded to revelations that U.S. soldiers tortured prisoners at Abu Ghraib with an irreverent poem featuring Coyote as a “trickster” protagonist who imparts wisdom through his mischievous acts of rebellion.  More

On March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, beginning a long war that would kill more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians and 4,400 U.S. soldiers. Photographer Teru Kuwayama captured these scenes of ruin and reflection just after Saddam Hussein was ousted from power.  More