It’s just past 1 a.m. on October 12, the fourth day of Israel’s assault on Gaza, and my friend Rami is awake, texting me from a pew in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, where he and his family are sheltering from air strikes. He tells me their apartment building was hit last night, …
“It’s as if the government is asserting its authority over its residents,” commented Trayon White, the council member for Ward 8 in D.C., during a legislative meeting on June 6. Surprisingly, they weren’t discussing a proposed infrastructure project, but rather three linden trees on Xenia Street planted by D.C.’s Urban Forestry Division. In a city …
For the last twenty years, Paolo Pellegrin has been covering some of the most dangerous conflict zones around the world, including Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. As he sets off on his missions, Pellegrin finds himself battling with mundane concerns such as leaving the lights on or the oven unattended. However, his thoughts quickly turn …