Leer en Español On August 15th, Taliban forces took power in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan and much of the city erupted in chaos. Tens of thousands of people tried to flee the country and thousands tried to get to the airport. The media was filled with horrific...
Here we are again. Daily COVID case numbers are soaring, with the U.S. averaging over 100,000 new cases per day. Hospitals are filling up, with 44,000 people hospitalized, and now with record numbers of children being admitted. The death toll is rising, with 3500...
Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza has entered its second week, continuing a total bombardment of Palestinians. So far, Israel has killed nearly 200 Palestinians, including 58 children, and destroyed over 500 homes in Gaza, leaving 40,000 Palestinians homeless, without...
On April 20th a Minneapolis jury returned its verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the cop who murdered George Floyd by kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. The jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and...
The recognition of Earth Day in the U.S. began 51 years ago as people understood that we couldn’t continue to treat our home – planet Earth – in such a disrespectful way. For many of the 20 million people in the U.S. who demonstrated on that day, the choice seemed...