From the Associated Press:
Computers go on sale to general public in Cuba for 1st time
4 days ago
HAVANA — Cubans are getting wired. Computers went on sale to the general public on the communist island on Friday and potential consumers were lining up outside store windows to gawk and consider buying.
President Raul Castro’s government had [...]

I feel so much anger, sadness and frustration around the issue of genocide in Darfur that it’s been hard to create a post that’s more motivating than damning. But as I see it, I don’t have the right to be sad about the genocide in Darfur really.

Women raped with weapons and branded by their [...]

Contributor Carole McDonnell’s short stories and essays appear online and in print, in speculative fiction, ethnic, and Christian publications. She lives in New York with her husband, two sons, and their pets. Wind Follower, published by Juno Books, is Carole’s first novel. Her voice adds plenty to our discussion, so I welcome Carole and her [...]

Precious left this as a comment in the Open Thread and I think her story provides an interesting look at race as experienced by a biracial South African/Austrian.
Hi Carmen
I am a young woman living in Vienna, Austria now for 15 years. I thought I would like to share some thoughts with you, maybe it [...]