Courts/Government · Right Voice

A California Judge, a Border Policy, and the Limits of Distant Power

By Grant Hale / Prairie affairs columnist

A federal judge blocks expedited removal, the administration vows to appeal, and the heartland watches as the courts become the final arbiter of immigration policy.

Source: The New York Times Source: CNN

Security/Diplomacy · Left Voice

The Quiet Cost of Drone Wars: Peace Efforts Face the Reality of Power

By Mara Vale / Labour and equity columnist

Another night of strikes, another round of damage to the places people live and work. While diplomats talk and the UN pleads, the real price of this war is paid by those who can least afford it — and the powerful have little incentive to stop.

Source: Reuters Source: BBC News