Peace and Security
Getting Out of Poverty Shouldn’t Be About Luck
I grew up poor and undocumented. Here’s what I’ve learned.
The Military Wasn’t a Way Out of Poverty for Me
Instead, militarism is why so many of us are poor in the first place.
50 Years Later, End the War on Drugs
Nixon’s War on Drugs turned out to be a war on people. President Biden should end it once and for all.
Killing to Show That Killing Is Wrong
As Arizona’s push to revive Nazi-era gas executions shows, the death penalty is barbaric.
Make Normalization With Cuba a Priority
If Biden doesn’t lift Trump’s harsh restrictions on the island, it may well cause the next migration crisis.
Biden’s Unconscionable Military Budget
With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn’t squander our “peace dividend” on costly weapons or military bloat.
The Bigger Picture in Israel-Palestine
My Jewish upbringing taught me to stand with the persecuted and the vulnerable. Today, that means the Palestinians.
Palestinian Lives Matter
We can’t say we support justice and human rights in this country while supporting violence and expulsion abroad.
The Palestine Exception
U.S. support for Israel poses a challenge the Biden administration’s promise to center human rights in foreign policy.
America’s Immigration Solution
What’s the answer to declining births, labor shortages, and spending shortfalls? Immigration. Just ask Germany.