Peace / Security - OtherWords

You Wanted a Wall, Mr. President?

Maybe you’ll get four of them.

Military leaders literally don’t know what they’re doing with our money, but they want more. People on the left and right have had enough.

The outgoing House speaker’s entire career was a cash grab for billionaires, capped off by a low trick to literally starve children.

Mary and Joseph fled their country to keep their child alive. We should embrace families making the same difficult choice today.

Some may mourn Bush’s more “respectable” presidency. But looking back, one sees the very same race-baiting and cruelty.

New debates, especially on overlooked subjects, bring new vibrancy to our civic life. In death, even flawed politicians can do us that final service.

In Tijuana, some Mexicans have embraced the Trump line on Central American migrants. But others have welcomed them with open arms.

Pro-legalization politicians and ballot initiatives won big in red, blue, and purple states across the heartland. That shouldn’t be surprising.

In the most Islamophobic election in history, Muslim candidates scored big wins by embracing progressive policies.

Republicans banked this election on lies, fear-mongering, and rule-rigging. It almost worked.