In a world full such banal euphemisms as “collateral damage,” the polemics of Arundhati Roy are like lightning bolts. “President Bush can no more ‘rid the world of evil-doers’ than he can stock it with saints,” she asserts. If you weren’t familiar with her views, it’s because every major American newspaper and magazine has rejected her essays.
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From 2001: How we lost the war
E.C. Fish, a former ICON contributor and founding Little Village columnist, wrote this opinion piece for the 10th issue of Little Village, published December 2001 — less than three months after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The news from Afghanistan has been good. The Taliban — who will do as an enemy since […]
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From the archive: An eye for an eye as the blind lead the blind (Sept. 14, 2001)
Originally published in Little Village issue 6, October 2001. “If you’re not going to quote Jesus about turning the other cheek or about loving your enemies, then you have no business quoting the Bible at all. So shut up.” -Kirk Anderson Sept. 14, 2001 Minneapolis The events of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 are likely to […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders says there should be accountability for Iraq war crimes
When asked about the possibility of prosecuting members of the Bush Administration for war crimes commited in Iraq and Afghanistan, democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told Little Village, “Torture is not what the United States of America should be about.” Those who made the decision to transgress on what the United Nations calls […]
