Peace / Security - OtherWords

Syria at the Crossroads

Assad’s fall is worth celebrating, but I still worry for my relatives and friends in the deeply fractured country.

Immigrant advocates explain what’s at stake for children seeking safety at the border under the next administration.

We need to invest in a country worth fighting for, not endless wars and boondoggles for military contractors.

The right’s unhinged anti-immigrant rhetoric is putting people in danger — and letting the real villains off the hook.

When we fund wars and fossil fuel subsidies instead of green jobs and disaster recovery, we punish those who can least afford it.

Most Americans oppose this horrific war, but a year in we’re still paying for it — at the expense of our own safety, security, and morality.

Politicians are attempting to redefine who counts as an “American,” with my Black immigrant family and people like us on the outside.

True populism means confronting the forces that keep everyday folks down — hardship, inequality, and war.

A lawsuit over toll booths in Honduras shows how corporate trade policies make life unlivable in poor countries — and send people fleeing north.

The U.S. sends Israel more weapons as reports of atrocities in Gaza (and now Lebanon) pile up.