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We Must Stop Family Separation — And We Can Do It Now

We Must Stop Family Separation — And We Can Do It Now

| Mar 23, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / Democracy“I’m scared all the time, even in my sleep.” I will never forget the teary-eyed 8-year-old who told me that — one of the bravest young people I’ve ever met. I met him just five months after the Trump administration took office and began an onslaught of harsh...
Our Military Budget Is More Lopsided Than Ever

Our Military Budget Is More Lopsided Than Ever

| Mar 16, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyCongress recently announced a bipartisan budget deal to fund the federal government through 2022. It’s a lopsided budget if there ever was one. Even after America’s longest war in Afghanistan ended last year, military spending isn’t going down. In fact, it’s...
Stop Calling It a ‘Border Crisis’

Stop Calling It a ‘Border Crisis’

| Apr 7, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOver the last several weeks, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a rise in the number of migrant children seeking refuge in the United States. With the increase, the federal government’s capacity to process and shelter migrant children has been stretched,...
What It’s Like to Grow Up Hunted

What It’s Like to Grow Up Hunted

| Aug 21, 2019 | Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIt was a quiet Sunday night when my dad told me to hide in a closet — and stay there until he said to come out. As I sat in the dark, I knew this was part of my life, part of my identity. The darkness and fear slowly penetrated my heart. I tightened up my fist, as if...
Our Goose Is Cooked

Our Goose Is Cooked

| Jul 3, 2019 | Cartoon|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyGet a full-res version of this cartoon here.
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