| May 19, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMost of the news stories I see about Israel and Palestine focus on recent events. For example, in the latest violence, 213 Palestinians in Gaza are dead (including 61 children) plus another 16 in the West Bank — compared to about 10 Israelis (including two children)....
| | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI believe that all people share a common cause for basic freedoms. Yet whenever I speak out about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, I’m cautioned to “be careful” — that I’ll only be able to have a fruitful dialogue by recognizing grievances on “both sides.”...
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| May 12, 2021 | RoundupNew data suggests slow hiring is holding up the economic recovery. Some Republicans are blaming unemployment benefits. But maybe, Rebekah Entralgo argues this week, the real problem is low wages. Who wants to risk COVID-19 working for a poverty wage, she wonders?...
| | Environment / HealthHave you gotten your vaccine yet? If it helps, let me tell you about mine. I just got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The side effects weren’t pleasant, but they were manageable — I had about six hours of flu-like symptoms that started six hours after I got the...
