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The Niger Crisis: A Coup That Could Turn Into a War
by John Whitehead — Niger was thrown into a crisis this summer when the country’s military overthrew its democratically elected president...
Sep 16, 20233 min read
The Massacre at No Gun Ri: Korea’s Little-known, Seldom-acknowledged Mỹ Lai
by Samuel B. Parker — As war ravaged the Korean peninsula in the waning days of July and the early days of August 1950, an event —...
Aug 23, 20235 min read
A Nightmare for Humanity: The Terrifying Story of Oppenheimer
by John Whitehead — The life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer was tailor-made for dramatization. A brilliant theoretical physicist who...
Aug 13, 20233 min read
A Thousand Paper Cranes
by Aimee Murphy — Today, my friend Sarah is going to do a silent demonstration of folding a paper crane, in honor of all those lost at...
Aug 13, 20233 min read
Biden’s Reversal on Cluster Bombs is Illegal and Inhumane
by Samuel B. Parker — On Friday, July 7th, as the war in Ukraine neared its 500th day, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that the...
Jul 24, 20233 min read
The Danger of Russian Instability: The Wagner Group Uprising and Its Significance
by John Whitehead — The brief uprising in Russia by members of the Wagner Group private security force this past weekend was a warning....
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Overlooked Conflicts: Sudan on the Brink
by John Whitehead — Although the war between Ukraine and Russia has dominated the news, other countries have been suffering through their...
Jun 21, 20235 min read
A Mission That Has Gone On for Too Long: The US Military Presence in Syria
by John Whitehead — A US contractor was killed by a drone attack in northeastern Syria earlier this spring. The drone, which US officials...
May 12, 20233 min read
Stepping Back from the Brink: In Support of H. Res. 77
by Sean Wild — Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon introduced H. Res. 77 into the...
Apr 21, 20233 min read
Overlooked Conflicts: Anarchy and Agony in Haiti
by John Whitehead — Although the war between Ukraine and Russia has dominated the news, other countries have been suffering through their...
Apr 15, 20235 min read
Predictably Tragic, Tragically Predictable: The Needless War in Ukraine Drags into Its Second Year
by Samuel B. Parker — “A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform them into our...
Mar 10, 20233 min read
Americans: On March 1st, Tell Your Representatives to End US Support for Saudi Crimes Against Yemen
by Samuel B. Parker — A humanitarian crisis is ravaging Yemen and, despite numerous promises, U.S. politicians — including President...
Feb 28, 20234 min read
Killing by AI: The Growing Threat of Automated Weaponry
by John Whitehead — The Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted a relatively subtle but deeply disturbing trend in warfare: a growing reliance...
Feb 27, 20233 min read
The NFL and Pentagon's Continued Exploitation of Pat Tillman is Disgraceful
by Samuel B. Parker — Before the Super Bowl on February 12th, the NFL ran a brief segment on Pat Tillman, a former linebacker who quit a...
Feb 16, 20234 min read
Overlooked Conflicts: The Grisly Toll of Ethiopia’s Civil War
by John Whitehead — Although the war between Ukraine and Russia has dominated the news, other countries have been suffering through their...
Feb 9, 20235 min read
159 Organizations Sign Onto Letter Demanding President Biden Close Guantánamo
Rehumanize International was among 159 organizations that signed onto a letter sent to President Biden urging him to prioritize closing...
Jan 11, 20235 min read
On Khashoggi and Yemen, a Timid Biden Administration Capitulates to the Saudi Regime Yet Again
by Samuel B. Parker — The second week of December was a rough one for the Biden administration. In the span of only eight days, President...
Dec 23, 20223 min read
The Wisdom to Quit While Ahead: The Case for a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
by John Whitehead — Two dramatic developments have recently changed the now seven-month-long war between Ukraine and Russia. First, the...
Oct 9, 20223 min read
Anwar al-Awlaki: A Watershed Moment in the U.S. Drone Program’s Erosion of Constitutional Rights
by Samuel B. Parker — On September 30th, 2011, President Barack Obama ordered a drone strike against Anwar al-Awlaki, a Muslim cleric...
Oct 7, 20227 min read
Nuclear Weapons, or How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Detest the Bomb
by Sean Wild — A practice common in schools across America during the 1950s was to perform what was known as “duck-and-cover” drills. For...
Sep 24, 20223 min read
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