| Oct 20, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityEveryone who followed the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan was horrified by the drone attack, called a “tragic mistake” by the Pentagon, which killed 10 members of a single family, including 7 children. Zemari Ahmadi, who worked for Nutrition and...
| Sep 8, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFew who offer their prayers this September in the hallowed plaza where the Twin Towers once stood will be aware that the September 11 memorial echoes a 1987 Holocaust “counter-memorial” in Kassel, Germany. Like our memorial, the German monument consists of a hollow in...
| Mar 24, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityMost of us who were alive then remember where we were on the morning of the 9/11 attacks. As we mark the 18th anniversary of the Iraq War this March, I wonder how many also remember where we were that day. On 9/11, I was a Catholic school eighth grader. I’ll never...
| Nov 26, 2019 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityLike anyone else who was around that day, I can tell you exactly where I was on 9/11. I was a Catholic school eighth grader, fresh off my 14th birthday. The school day lurched along for a while, but eventually we dropped the pretense of carrying on. Teachers ushered...
| May 21, 2019 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMy friend Andrew Rubin is an amputee. He’s lost his right hand, lower arm, right foot, and lower leg. He used to be an avid runner and cyclist. He can’t do much of that anymore, although his walking is getting much better. Soon he might be able to run with his...
