| May 5, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOn the day Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, local law enforcement in my hometown killed my nephew’s father. His name was Jose Flores. When my local paper “reported” on Jose’s death, it was more a regurgitation of a...
| Apr 21, 2021 | Environment / Health|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyLast summer, Black Lives Matter protests in the United States after the murder of George Floyd echoed around the world. Evoked by the worldwide visibility of the brutal killing on video, this solidarity also reflected visceral anger against police violence in a host...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyA House bill to study reparations for slavery, H.R. 40, resurfaced in committee this April and is dusting up old debates about how much is owed, to whom, and who should pay. The issue can be divisive. But as a supporter of reparations, a recent Jeopardy clue (of all...
| Apr 7, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOver the last several weeks, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a rise in the number of migrant children seeking refuge in the United States. With the increase, the federal government’s capacity to process and shelter migrant children has been stretched,...
| Mar 24, 2021 | Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyAs our nation grapples with its legacy of anti-Asian racism, it’s important to consider the subtler forms of racism too. Racism occurs on a spectrum, from social degradation all the way to — as we saw recently in Atlanta — mass murder. I cannot speak for Asians, nor...
