Peace and Security
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.
Viruses Know No Borders. Vaccines Shouldn’t Either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.
Humanizing the People Police Kill
The standard, often unreliable reporting on police killings dehumanizes victims — a fact my own family knows too well.
Thinking Globally About Racial Justice
From the pandemic to climate change to police violence, today’s crises require global collaboration on a scale never seen before.
To Some, Reparations Are Common Sense
Three white Jeopardy contestants recently thought reparations had already been paid. It made me feel strangely optimistic.
Stop Calling It a ‘Border Crisis’
People escaping violence have a right to seek safety. If they can’t, that’s the real crisis.
The Derek Chauvin Murder Trail
One of Chauvin’s charges is “involuntary” manslaughter. Sorry, but what about his actions was involuntary?
Anti-Asian Bias Is Pervasive
When I studied Chinese two decades ago, I couldn’t believe how white peers reacted. Imagine how Asian Americans feel.
The Day I Became Anti-War
A personal recollection on the day that launched the Iraq War — and its lessons for us 18 years later.
