A Wave of Repression in El Salvador

A Wave of Repression in El Salvador

85,000 citizens of El Salvador have been imprisoned, most of them without fair trials. In a May 20 broadcast of The World (from PRX), Marco Werman interviews Noah Bullock, executive director of Cristosal, the Salvadoran human rights group.  Werman and Bullock talk...
A New Pope, and a Papal Pretender

A New Pope, and a Papal Pretender

Like Donald J. Trump, the new Pope is a U.S. citizen. And possibly both may have once dreamed of becoming the Pope. But with that, the similarities come to an end. Yesterday, the Papal conclave chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American who has spent...
Hope and Healing vs. Hate and Heartlessness

Hope and Healing vs. Hate and Heartlessness

Two larger than life figures on the world stage had Easter messages, but only one –– from Pope Francis –– captured the true spirit of Easter.  The Pope just passed away at age 88, but not before issuing his annual “Urbi et Orbi” prayer for the people of Rome and...
Gaslighting the Gulag: Assad’s “Humanitarian” Asylum

Gaslighting the Gulag: Assad’s “Humanitarian” Asylum

Even as the world witnessed newly liberated Syrians desperately searching Syria’s notorious Saydnaya Prison where Basshir Al Assad had routinely jailed and tortured many (or even any) who vocally opposed his tyrannical rule, Vladimir Putin granted Assad asylum in...
Israel, Gaza, Humanitarian Relief, and the Laws of War

Israel, Gaza, Humanitarian Relief, and the Laws of War

by Don Mayer Many college-aged people are deeply (and rightly) concerned about violence and militarism, here in the U.S. and abroad.  Ukraine, Sudan, Russia, Israel and Gaza all come to mind in March of 2024. What does any of this have to do with business? The...