| Feb 15, 2023 | HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria has killed over 40,000 people, a number the United Nations has warned may escalate. The destruction is unfathomable. According to the UN, at least 870,000 people across Turkey and Syria are in urgent need of hot meals....
| Mar 16, 2022 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityWar’s grim reality is recognizable wherever it occurs. We can see it all too clearly in Ukraine — in the destruction of cities, in civilians fleeing their homes, and in the heart-wrenching casualties. No matter where it happens, war’s tragedy is the same. You wouldn’t...
| Mar 3, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / SecurityIt took barely a month into Joe Biden’s presidency for him to boot the U.S. war machine back up, authorizing airstrikes on Syria on February 25. The administration claimed the attack was self-defense against Iranian-backed forces in the region. Biden had campaigned on...
| Apr 18, 2018 | Peace / SecurityJust after midnight on April 14, the U.S. and its allies bombed three Syrian regime targets. The reason, they said, was to punish Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons in the town of Douma. Now, the Syrian regime’s brutality has been well documented. Maybe the...
