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If Soldiers Do Not Respect Civilian Life, What Kind of Country Is It?
August 17, 2016
by Heather Robinson
From The Huffington Post
Sudanese-American activists from across the country gathered on Thursday outside the United Nations in New York City to implore the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to increase protection for civilians...
An Olympic Voice for Women of South Sudan
August 17, 2016
by Heather Robinson
Earlier this month in the Olympic Opening Ceremony, the world saw Rose Nathike Lokonyen, 23, a South Sudanese runner, stride into Maracana stadium bearing the flag of the International Olympic Committee and...
UN Vows Greater Protection for Civilians in Southern Sudan
August 11, 2016
by Heather Robinson
Hopeful news today from the United Nations, where the UN Security Council (UNSC) made a rare decision to meaningfully strengthen a peacekeeping force to protect civilians in a war torn nation.
The resolution, which passed 11 – 0 with...
If Soldiers Do Not Respect Civilian Life, What Kind of Country Is It?
August 11, 2016
by Heather Robinson
Sudanese-American activists from across the country gathered today outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City to implore the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to increase protection for civilians caught in the crossfire of a...
Do Women Get the Shaft Again?
July 29, 2016
A few brief thoughts following Hillary Clinton’s speech on the final evening of the Democratic National Convention.
As an analyst, I have felt all along this campaign year that Hillary would probably win in the general. Then again, recently I have...
Conviction in Politics?
July 22, 2016
Having just come off the 4-day Republican National Convention, I find myself in disagreement with almost everyone – except a few liberals and hard core conservatives and, I believe, people who prize family loyalty above party...
What Would MLK Have Thought?
July 11, 2016
Like everyone else with a heart and sense of decency, I’ve viewed the events in Dallas with grief and sorrow. I keep having a strange feeling that at least Martin Luther King was spared this.
I can’t really imagine life from a...
The Presidential Race Is Giving NYC Comedy Clubs a Real Lift
July 8, 2016
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Time and again, the comic minds among us have guided Americans through challenging eras.
So perhaps it should come as no surprise that, in an age of stark political divisiveness and explosion of media (including...
Hillary Off the Hook (Again;) Donald Steps in it (Again)
July 7, 2016
By now most of the country knows Hillary Clinton is off the hook, at least technically and for now, in the e-mail scandal and the related Benghazi scandal. A few thoughts.
Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly did an excellent job tonight...
Rest in Peace, Elie Wiesel
July 3, 2016
Today the world lost Elie Wiesel, humanitarian, journalist, activist, Zionist, and passionate believer in the power of the written word.
Like many youngsters, I read “Night,” Wiesel’s memoir of his nightmarish...