The Victims of Our Post-9/11 Wars Deserve Remembrance, Too

| Sep 8, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFew who offer their prayers this September in the hallowed plaza where the Twin Towers once stood will be aware that the September 11 memorial echoes a 1987 Holocaust “counter-memorial” in Kassel, Germany. Like our memorial, the German monument consists of a hollow in...

Now Close Gitmo, Too

| Sep 1, 2021 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI was a college student on 9/11. The ensuing “War on Terror,” anchored by the bombing and U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, has been with us ever since — virtually my entire adult life. President Biden was right to end the war in Afghanistan and follow through on a deal...

Side by Side

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Let’s Take the Profit Out of War

| Aug 25, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn the 21st century, many of us are used to the murderous mass violence of modern warfare. After all, we grew up living it or hearing about it. The 20th century rates as the deadliest in human history — 75 million people died in World War II alone. Millions have died...

It’s Time to Reassess Our Relationship With Israel

| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn April 1996, Israeli artillery shells rained down on a United Nations compound where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge. As the shells exploded and the building collapsed, 106 civilians died and another 116 were injured. The attack, now known as the Qana...

Graveyard of Empires

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