Peace and Security
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.
Defund the Police, Invest in Communities
Local governments have a revenue problem, while America has a policing problem. There’s a simple solution.
Keep Your Eye on What’s Important: Ending Police Brutality
We don’t know who’s carried out violence and vandalism or why. We do know police keep killing unarmed black Americans.
Racism Is a Public Health Crisis
African Americans were already reeling from COVID-19 when a new wave of police violence hit us.
I’m Outraged By Trump’s Church Photo-Op
As a Catholic sister, I think Trump should read his Bible, not pose with it.
I Remember the Lynchings of the 1960s. They’re Still Happening.
My civil rights movement colleagues were murdered in the 1960s, when lynching was common. Sadly, it remains so today.
A Tale of Two Americas
Gun-toting quarantine protesters are called “very good people,” while unarmed people protesting police violence are “thugs.”
I Can’t Breathe
Call it political brutality.
Reopening the Economy is a Death Sentence for Workers
The wealthy may be fine with sacrificing the vulnerable, but workers are fighting for the sanctity of human life.