An American mourns the life of a close friend taken by one of the final US drone strikes of a senseless 20-year war
EZMERAI AHMADI: A PERSONAL UPDATE ON AFGHANISTAN
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MIT’S COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER HAS HIS OWN CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL
It was MIT’s Commencement Day Friday May 24, a bit of a surreal event for a campus that’s largely been evacuated due the COVID-19 pandemic. By all accounts, this virtual event was a tour de force, with technical gimmicks and congratulations sent from space. But it was also held in the shadow of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the ensuing protests.
MASS (KIND OF) HAS WEED, STILL OTHERS SUFFER ELSEWHERE
The hypocrisy and stubbornness is only compounded when pondering the plight of veterans, who in many cases literally have to break the law in order to get much-needed relief for injuries sustained while serving Uncle Sam and all of us.
PEARL HARBOR: AFGHANISTAN WAR VET OPENS KITCHEN IN FOOD-LESS JP DIVE
IMAGE BY MIKE SHWARTZ
On a Saturday morning just after 11am, Albert Pisani is peeling the translucent skin off onions he sliced the night before. He put them through a multistep process: rinse, dip in batter, and toss in breadcrumbs. He makes four onion rings at a time.
“We’re a dive ...
