Since the Taliban takeover, Human Rights Watch has documented 16 attacks against Hazaras that have killed and wounded at least 700 people. The September 30th attack on an educational center in a predominantly Hazara neighborhood of Kabul killed 53 and injured more than 110 people, all of whom were recent high school graduates. Girls and […]
Increased Attacks against Hazaras in Afghanistan; Mostly Girls and Women Killed and
We Need Nancy Pelosi To Be The Next House Speaker
In fifth grade, prior to the 2008 election, I was nearly sent to the principal’s office for calling another student a sexist when he declared, “My dad says Nancy Pelosi is bad.” How I was able to articulate sexism as a fifth grader is beyond me. I was the kind of kid who dreaded the […]
Senator Grassley Betrays American Public with Special Treatment for Kavanaugh
The next Supreme Court justice may shift the balance of the Court for generations. Reproductive rights, the rights of workers to organize, the right to be free from torture, the ability to breathe clean air and drink clean water—all depend on who will occupy retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat. It makes sense, then, that we’d […]