“Like night follows day, misery follows greed,” laments Anwar Elgonemy in his comprehensive and very well-presented tome on the causes, calamities, and possible cures for the current economic crisis. Drawing on his twenty-five years... Read More

“All the evil in the world is from envy,” says Szymek, the hero of Wiesław Mykśliwski’s novel "Stone Upon Stone". “If you look around the world you see mountains envying each other, and rivers, small things envying big ones,... Read More

Too often, American readers and writers are unfamiliar with the work of writers from other English-speaking traditions. The anthology Open Wide A Wilderness: Canadian Nature Poems (978-1-55458-033-0), from Wilfrid Laurier University... Read More

In the summer of 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel’s security barrier violated humanitarian law. Three years later, the wall measures 252 miles and is growing. Supporters point to the fact that suicide bombings... Read More