The dynamic power of so many prison memoirs, acounts, and anecdotes is paradoxically reliant on the monotony and stasis of…
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What Do You Mean by Jewish Noir?
Guest Post by Kenneth WishniaOriginally published in Mystery FanfareDecember 1st, 2015 Jewish Noir, edited by Kenneth Wishnia, is a unique…
Babylon on the Hudson
Originally posted in Mystery Readers Journal Volume 32:2:New York City Mysteries II I come from a family of New Yorkers.…
What the Bible Really Says about Gay Marriage
OK, people, I was trying to hold off on this, but CBS Radio just broadcast another news report about Congressmen…
The Day the Black Panthers Came to Town (with Tupac Shakur’s Step-Uncle)
In March 1970, Jean Genet, the radical French author, lifelong rebel and supporter of deviant causes, began touring US college…
How to Kiss Ass for Fun and Profit (Mostly Just Profit)
First some praise: over the past couple of years, PM Press has published revised and expanded editions of my Edgar…
A History of Pan-African Revolt: An Excerpt
New FrameOctober 23rd, 2018 In 1938 C.L.R. James, the great Trinidadian Marxist, published two books. The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture…
The Power to Stay: Magical Realism from SF’s Mission
Daily life in San Francisco frequently involves bearing witness to yet another suddenly-shuttered local business, mostly the ones that don’t…
Google Will Never Be a “Good Neighbor”; We Need to Be Our Own Best Hope
Pictured here is some of the dark side of the Star-Wars-themed demonstration, “Google: Don’t Be Evil,” on Wednesday, June 25,…
Organizing Social Spaces as If Social Relations Matter
The Four Rs Throughout the history of resistance, rebellion, and revolution—the three Rs that should be taught alongside the traditional…