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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


Choosing the Least Bad Option: Restoring the Iran Nuclear Agreement
by John Whitehead — The United States and Iran have been engaged in negotiations for over a year in an attempt to reach a new agreement...
Sep 15, 20223 min read


Americans: Urge Your Congressional Representatives to Support H.Res. 1185
by Samuel B. Parker — On June 16th, Representative James McGovern introduced H.Res. 1185 - Embracing the goals and provisions of the...
Sep 7, 20223 min read


A Time to End the Killing: The Significance of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Death
by John Whitehead — Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor who became the head of al Qaeda, reportedly met his death on July 30. President...
Aug 29, 20223 min read


A Hungry World: How the Ukraine War Worsens a Global Food Crisis
by John Whitehead — One of the terrible consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a disruption of the global food supply. The...
Jul 26, 20223 min read


Can the War Be Ended? US-Saudi Relations and the Yemen War
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration announced on June 14 that the president would visit Saudi Arabia in July. During his trip,...
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Rehumanizing Children
by Lauren Pope — Last month, a 4th-grade classroom became the scene of unspeakable carnage. A teenager, not much older than the victims,...
Jun 20, 20224 min read


The Cost of War: Shireen Abu Akleh and the Apparent Disposability of Civilians and Journalists
by Samuel B. Parker — On May 11th, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin during a raid...
May 23, 20224 min read


Wasted Opportunities? The New Defense Budget and Nuclear Posture Review
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration released its proposed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2023 earlier this spring. The proposal...
May 16, 20225 min read


Wimbledon Drops the Ball: Excluding Russians from International Athletics is Unethical Hypocrisy
by Samuel B. Parker — On April 18th, organizers of the Boston Marathon followed through on their resolution to prohibit Russian and...
May 11, 20223 min read


Mariupol, Kunduz, and the Neglected Legacy of U.S. War Crimes
by Samuel B. Parker — Earlier this month, the Russian Air Force executed an airstrike against a pediatric hospital and maternity ward in...
Apr 1, 20223 min read


A People in Agony: How the United States Continues to Fuel the Yemen War
by John Whitehead — A war between Yemen and the nearby states of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been going on for...
Mar 24, 20226 min read


Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right: Constructively Discussing Race in the Russo-Ukrainian War
by Sophie Trist — Around ten P.M. on the night of February 23, a breaking news alert on my phone told me that Russia had just launched a...
Mar 21, 20223 min read


Opposing War amid Repression: Anti-War Efforts in Russia
by John Whitehead — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has rightly provoked widespread condemnation. Perhaps the most important source of...
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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