Peace and Security

I’m a Frontline Nurse in Arizona. We Need Masks, Not a Border Wall.
Wall construction threatens to put our rural hospital systems in the borderlands at a much higher risk.

Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.

Communist Virus
We’re all socialists in a pandemic.

What 9/11 Can Teach Us About Responding to Coronavirus
The community came together to help 9/11 survivors and their families get relief. Here are the lessons we learned for the hard times ahead.

Trump’s Afghanistan ‘Peace Deal’ Is Anything But
Why is there still fighting? Because our leaders don’t understand Afghanistan — and keep using military force when it won’t do any good.

Who’s Ready to Die for Trump’s Ego?
Putting politics ahead of science is a prescription for disaster when you face a pandemic.

Remember Trump’s Choices: War, Walls, and Wall Street
There are few clearer ways to see an administration’s choices than its budget. Here’s what we found in the president’s.

Ending the Myth That Trump Is Ending the Wars
Trump has sent more new troops to the Middle East than he’s bringing home from Afghanistan.

The Embarrassing Fall of Trump’s Wall
A climbing group in Kentucky built a replica of Trump’s wall. One climber topped it in 13 seconds. Another did it while juggling.

It’s Time to Debate Pentagon Spending
It’s hard to overstate the cost — in dollars and security — of our many wars. What do the candidates say?