| 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...
| Jan 3, 2020 | HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIn a full-blown U.S. war with Iran, up to a million people could die initially. Hundreds of thousands more could die in the vacuum to follow. Millions would be made refugees. That’s the conclusion of experts surveyed by Vox reporter Alex Ward. “The worst-case...
| Apr 20, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyReaders of The Boston Globe were recently treated to an unusual spectacle — a parody front page and insert filled with mock stories of how a Donald Trump presidency might play out. “Deportations to Begin… Riots Continue,” read one headline, riffing on the...
| Sep 10, 2014 | Peace / SecurityThe latest conservative fad is beating up President Barack Obama for being too squeamish about exerting military force. The Republicans he defeated in 2008 and 2012 are prime examples. The government shouldn’t “jettison our reliance on U.S....
| Feb 12, 2014 | Peace / SecuritySenior Obama administration officials say our government is sharply scaling back its drone strikes in Pakistan. That’s a step in the right direction. It would be even better if the entire U.S. program of targeted killings in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia were...
