Whole systems stand exposed by the brave people who went on the flotilla to Gaza, willing to cross water for strangers.

The mass mobilization on May Day was a show of power — and a dress rehearsal of the tactics it takes to win against an ...

Fredy Champagne has been a peace activist ever since he returned from combat in Vietnam. He’s been kicked out of college, where he was accused of starting a riot. He’s opened health clinics in Vietnam ...

It is common knowledge that free speech has legal limits in the public square. What may be less well known is that the famous Supreme Court ruling — refusing protection for “falsely shouting fire in a ...

What difference did #MeToo actually make? In 2017 and 2018, the viral hashtag became a global sensation that motivated millions to speak out about sexual assault and harassment. But more recently, ...

Indonesia. Madagascar. The Philippines. Morocco. Nepal. Tanzania. Peru. Paraguay. Timor-leste. Maldives. Kenya. Countries with little shared history or political context, yet all were engulfed at ...

What is the ethical response to witnessing a great moral crime? Turn away and allow oneself to be distracted? Pretend it doesn’t exist? Or acknowledge the crime for what it is, and take some sort of ...

This article is adapted from a Choose Democracy newsletter email. I’ve been searching for a metaphor to grasp the meaning of Elon Musk’s departure from DOGE. The closest I can come is an abusive ...

As if there weren’t enough to worry about these days, women soon may be required to register for the military draft. You may not have heard about this development because of the avalanche of COVID-19 ...

In June, Catholic Bishop Michael Pham of San Diego, who fled Vietnam as a 13-year-old refugee in 1980, was part of an interreligious clergy delegation at a federal building in San Diego. Two ...

In the original “Star Wars” movie, Princess Leia receives the Death Star plans thanks to the sacrifices of fellow rebels like Cassian Andor. Unsurprisingly, when Disney+ premiered a prequel series ...

Whether or not we realize it, artificial intelligence is reshaping the world with breathtaking speed. Promoted as a panacea to cure diseases, revolutionize industries and tackle the world’s most ...