I visited my friend Archna yesterday. She, like so many others I know, was distraught over the Newtown shootings. What was happening to the world? We embarked on a conversation about many things. Was the world more cruel in medieval times? No, Archna said. Back then at least you knew you were going to be …
If you look at the map on photographer Shahidul Alam’s Web site, Bangladesh is a sea of yellow pinpricks — each virtual thumb tack pointing to a killing by the Rapid Action Battalion, a security force formed in 2004 to fight corruption in the South Asian nation. The ruthless guardians of the nation stand accused …
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