2015 was a year of exceptionally overt police violence against black folk and tragic mass shootings. A common response to these events has been that…
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Daffy Donald proposes to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., while journalist Glenn Greenwald recently reported on the frightening upsurge in attacks on Muslims. As…
In a message to the Libyan people, the US President said the 2011 Libyan revolution liberated them from “42 years of dictatorship.” Now there are…
I remember reading about Final Fantasy VII, a movie I was really looking forward to. My initial reaction was disappointment that it was two years…
On December 7, 2015, after the December 6 elections, the White House indicated in a press briefing: “What is clear is that the people of…
The U.S. has some big problems that require bold solutions. Unfortunately, books about solutions to our society’s problems are often given short shrift by reviewers…
One morning early in 1988, Ed McWilliams, a foreign-service officer posted to the American Embassy in Kabul, heard the thump of a massive explosion from…
In its endless, candidate-obsessed coverage and discussion of the already seemingly interminable U.S. presidential horse race (the actual presidential election is still more than ten…
The U.S. Conference of Mayors today released its 2015 Hunger and Homelessness Survey, which gathered information on 22 cities around the country between Sept. 1,…
Prof. Mary Holland is a Director of the Graduate Legal Skills Program at New York University School of Law, specializing in international human rights, public…
After Republican, Democratic ‘Debates,’ A Political Roundup Five Republican and three Democratic “debates” have winnowed the ranks of 2016 presidential contenders but sharpened political differences…
“The funding to continue the war against ISIL is an authorization of force against ISIL, albeit a quiet one, designed not to attract public attention.”…