| Mar 19, 2014 | Peace / SecurityDressed in a blazer, sweater, and gloves to protect him from the cold of a DC winter, petite 79-year old Reverend Raul Suarez loves to tell his story. The Reverend asked us to stand up and stretch our hands out towards him, as he stretched his hands out towards us....
| Sep 18, 2013 | Peace / SecurityBy divine intervention, Saul Landau entered my life 12 years ago and taught me how to write, film, and live with dignity. We instantly bonded over having fathers from the “old country” — his father from Ukraine, mine from Syria — and being Semites with...
| Oct 17, 2012 | Peace / SecurityIf you were born before 1950, you probably remember what happened in October 1962. If you were born after that fateful month, you’re lucky. Exactly half a century ago, the United States and the Soviet Union reached the brink of a deadly nuclear showdown during...
| Apr 2, 2012 | Peace / SecurityIt’s election season. When they’re not kissing babies or holding staged conversations with average voters at coffee shops, presidential hopefuls will dust off tired arguments about the national security threat posed by Cuba, an island with a population the...
