The Massacre at No Gun Ri: Korea’s Little-known, Seldom-acknowledged Mỹ Lai
by Samuel B. Parker — As war ravaged the Korean peninsula in the waning days of July and the early days of August 1950, an event —...
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Jul 24, 20233 min read
Biden’s Reversal on Cluster Bombs is Illegal and Inhumane
by Samuel B. Parker — On Friday, July 7th, as the war in Ukraine neared its 500th day, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that the...
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Jun 23, 20233 min read
Titan vs. Trawler: Sympathy and Aid are For Sale
by Samuel B. Parker — On June 14th, a small fishing trawler — reportedly bound for Italy from North Africa, and packed with over 700...
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Mar 10, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20223 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...
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Nov 4, 20223 min read
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, 20227 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...
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Sep 7, 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...
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Aug 24, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 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...
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May 11, 20223 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...
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Apr 1, 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...
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Mar 9, 20226 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20226 min read
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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