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War Is Over

By Citizen Correspondent Yoko Ono

Dear Jake, This is an age where one hero cannot conquer Evil. Evil is a dis-ease presented to us as our fate. Many times, it is presented to us as an illusion of goodness, so we get confused, don’t free ourselves from it and be destroyed by it. To conquer evil, each one of us must first clearly see what it is… that... Full Story »

Contemplating Coffee In Gaza

By Citizen Correspondent Heba Z

It’s been a while since I blogged, partially because the Internet connection in Gaza was very poor for the last month, and partially because I was searching inside myself for a name for the feeling that sweeps me. I just found out that it is one of the most generic feelings: FRUSTRATION. This frustration, however, is not over... Full Story »

I Cleaned Up Jonestown

By Citizen Correspondent Brad Johnson as told to Tamara Belinc

The horrifying Jonestown mass suicide in November, 1978, is a dim memory to most, but for me, retired Air Force Col. Brad Johnson, it is something I will never forget. Stationed at the time with the Air Force in Dover, Delaware, I was assigned to help process the bodies as they arrived. Jonestown, named after People’s... Full Story »

Crime Is Money, Money Is Crime

By Citizen Correspondent Jeff Andrews, as told to Jesse Stretch

I was high on cocaine and had been pacing my near-destroyed suite at the Arizona Biltmore for over an hour. I looked around and the room was shattered, a mess of alcohol and dirty towels littered the floor like wreckage from a nuclear blast. I got a sick feeling like I was on my way back to prison. I peeked out the window... Full Story »

I Do, The Dollars Don't: Recession Impacts Weddings

By Citizen Correspondent Joe Jackson and Bilal Haye

This film was produced as part of a class project on the effects of the US economic downturn for the Columbia Graduate School Of Journalism. Read more of this class's work here. Full Story »

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A Swedish New Year's In A Homemade Hot Tub

I spent last Christmas in the countryside in Sweden with my girlfriend's family, and New Year's Eve on Aland Island, part of Finland in the Baltic. The experience was very foreign to me, as an American who doesn't speak Swedish. New Year's Eve on Aland...Full Story»