Author: Other Lisa

I’ve been meaning to write about this at length, in the context of some longer “ohmigod the world is going to hell, and I’m panicking” type post, but since I haven’t gotten around to that yet, I...

cross-posted at the paper tiger Last month, I wrote about a wrenching Washington Post article about the appalling lack of basic supplies for American troops in Iraq and the tragic consequences. In addition to this lengthy...

Photograph by L.X. Gollin After the positive news reported here, this story in the NY Times feels like a punch in the gut: For as long as anyone can remember, Anyie Apoui and his people have lived among the majestic trees and...

cross-posted at the paper tiger Some interesting environmental news related to China. First, activist Yu Xiaogang, founder of the environmental group, Green Watershed, is one of this year’s recipients of the prestigious...

See my earlier diary for background This is not exactly good news. But because there has been no word from Hao, because the attempts of his family to handle this quietly and without too much outside publicity have not worked,...