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...
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- Feb 28
- 4 min
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...
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- Feb 16
- 4 min
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...
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- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Death of LAPD Officer Houston Tipping After He Reported Sexual Assault Raises Concerns and Questions
by Samuel B. Parker — Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Houston Tipping died on May 29, 2022, allegedly as the result of what...
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- Oct 7, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
Gross Negligence and Excessive Force: Albuquerque Child Killed During Police Raid
by Samuel B. Parker — In early July, Brett Rosenau, a fifteen-year-old boy, died in a house fire during an Albuquerque Police Department...
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- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
Texas Migrant Deaths Prove that Dysfunctional U.S. Immigration Policy has Lethal Consequences
by Samuel B. Parker — On June 28th, law enforcement agents and emergency responders in Texas announced that they had recovered the bodies...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
Arizona Set to Execute Frank Atwood Despite Possibility of Innocence
by Samuel B. Parker — On May 24th, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency unanimously elected to deny Frank Atwood’s petition for...
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- May 23, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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- Mar 9, 2022
- 6 min
The Biden Administration: A Year in Review
by Samuel B. Parker — It has been just over a year since Joe Biden took office as President of the United States, and that year has been...
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- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
U.S. Policies Continue to Harm Innocent Afghan Civilians Even After Armed Forces Withdrawal
by Samuel B. Parker — Six months ago, the U.S. military began an overdue yet chaotic process of withdrawing from Afghanistan. The United...
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- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Nuclear Threat: How Did We Get Here, and What Do We Do Now?
by Samuel B. Parker — On February 24th, Russian forces invaded Ukraine and initiated the first major conventional war on the European...
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- Feb 9, 2022
- 6 min
Another Raid, Another Murder: Amir Locke, No-knock Warrants, and Police Violence in America
by Samuel B. Parker — In the early morning hours of February 2nd, as officers for the Minneapolis Police Department were executing a...
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- Jan 10, 2022
- 10 min
A "New Paradigm": The Stunning History of Human Rights Violations at Guantánamo Bay
by Samuel B. Parker — On January 11th, 2002, twenty inmates arrived at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, becoming the first individuals...
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- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Bombshell Report Reveals CIA Debated Assassinating Journalist Julian Assange
by Samuel B. Parker — On September 26th, journalists with Yahoo! News published an astonishing report that revealed that the CIA under...
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- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
After Latest Pentagon Admission, Are We Not Also Terrorists?
by Samuel B. Parker — On August 29th, as the U.S. military was completing an overdue yet abrupt withdrawal from the nation of...
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