When activists like me return from visiting the Afghan Peace Volunteers in Kabul, Afghanistan, young seamstresses there often entrust each of us…
Time is on no-one’s side as regards the crisis in Yemen
Congress could put an end to U.S. complicity in the crimes against humanity being committed by military forces in Yemen
In 2016, the U.S. admitted 84,995 refugees, but Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world, took in 117,000 new refugees and migrants in 2016, and hosts more than 255,000 refugees from Somalia
We cannot look the other way as military and economic warfare destroys lives, communities and cultures
We must ground ourselves in reality and in solidarity with the greater part of the world’s people
When walls arise that would seem to seal the tragedy of war in concrete boundaries, Gabe and Therese find ways to cross the borders
We need to reject Trump’s executive orders in substance as well as style, living more simply so that others may simply live
This morning, here in Minneapolis, I’ll learn whether six jurors believe beyond a reasonable doubt that Dan Wilson and I are criminals. …
We can lay aside forever the futility of killing. We can be hopeful and determined that our resources and ingenuity are directed toward meeting human needs
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