Peace and Security

Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It From ICE
With the money we spend on ICE and CBP, we could solar power nearly 35 million homes.

Cut the Pentagon 10 Percent, Invest in Public Health
Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.

Policing Is Not a Public Good
From the beginning, policing in this country has primarily protected the powerful. Maybe now that can change.

Four Ways to Fight Racism in Your Town
No matter where you live, there are lots of ways to contribute.

Land of the Unfree
This July 4, let’s lay claim to the freedom and equality we’ve celebrated for centuries, but seldom practiced.

Dreamer in Chief
Trump’s own right-wing court threw cold water on his dream of killing DACA.

Protesting for Black Lives in Trump Country
Even here, people are organizing demonstrations to protest racism and police violence.

Military Leaders: Don’t Enable Trump’s Dangerous Stunts
Almost as bad as Trump’s Bible photo-op was the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff joining him in combat fatigues.

A Matter of Life and Breath
Firing tear gas at nonviolent demonstrators is unconscionable — especially in a respiratory pandemic.

Riots Are as American as Apple Pie
Mostly, the argument is over who gets to riot — and why.