Pulitzer in literature awarded to Richard Powers; Parkland journalism students honored
Announced on Monday, the Pulitzer Prizes brought an emotionally uplifting respite to an otherwise dreary day. For NPR, Colin Dwyer reports on some of the highlights. The Pulitzer in literature went… Read more »
A retired AP English teacher is the new, and potentially best, hero of the resistance
Tom Paine. Rachel Carson. Howard Zinn. Yvonne Mason? Yes, resisters, let us welcome Mason to the ranks of Fabled American Protest Writers. Because if the former English teacher’s marked-up letter… Read more »
The Poets of the Student Walkout
On February 14, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were attacked by a right-wing extremist with an AR-15. Politicians, including Donald Trump, offered the sterilized condolences of “thoughts and prayers” to the… Read more »