Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society — and wars of choice should always be off the table.

Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society — and wars of choice should always be off the table.
Despite the dashed hopes of the early 2010s, social movements are still winning important fights — and building a framework for human survival.
The International Labor Organization adopted a new Convention on workplace harassment. It’s time for the United States to ratify.
Colonial-era “criminal defamation laws” in countries like India are being wielded against women who hold abusers accountable. But women aren’t standing down.
The U.S. isn’t the only country where women are lining up to burn down the (frat) house.
Russia had a program to return Russian women and children from Iraq and Syria. What happened to it?
Why is the Democratic Party making peace in Korea more difficult?
No matter their age, Saudi women are treated like minors — to the point that many require permission from their sons to work, study, or travel.
As a Palestinian, I can’t set aside my identity for two hours and root for an actor who spoke up for violence against people like me.
If the Trump administration truly wants to find a way out of the wars in the Middle East, it should stop arming, aiding, and abetting the ruthless Saudi regime.