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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ELECTIONS DON’T SOLVE EVERYTHING
Push the US govt. to sign the nuclear weapons ban treaty. No matter which party wins this week.
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.
AS LONG AS POTUS ATTACKS TRANS TROOPS, AMERICA’S REAL WAR IS WITH ITSELF
If Trump had his way, he would militarily eradicate transgender people from existence.
MEMORIAL DAY NOTES
Peace actions, Harvest Co-op needs help
So I’m writing on a holiday weekend that began with my joining DigBoston and Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism colleague Chris Faraone in having some fairly nasty ...
ON MAKERSPACES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Making can be cool, but conscious making is cooler
For many of us living in and around Boston in recent years, it has become common to see lots of communications from makerspaces around holiday time. Which is totally understandable. Such creative centers produce neat things year-round, so it’s only natural ...
