Terrible news CRS helped me and my family settle in the U.S. after fleeing the war in Bosnia, including finding us an apartment, providing furnishings, food, etc It's helped countless refugees around the world

Today, Oxfam America is joining Public Citizen, Democracy Forward, and others in a lawsuit to defend USAID from the Trump administration’s illegal attack on life-saving foreign assistance. oxfamamerica.org/press/oxfam-am…

A waiver on lifesaving aid from the foreign aid freeze exists mostly on paper, as payments are not happening and confusion continues to reign. politico.com/news/2025/02/1…

Behind the sounds of the chains are the cries of loved ones who are losing someone they love. Behind the sounds of the engines are the anxious breaths of people afraid of what may come as they are forcibly sent back to where they fled. Don’t let them dehumanize our communities

Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

This decision by the Trump administration is causing immediate and devastating harm and eroding human rights protections around the world. amnestyusa.org/press-releases…

Nothing that was said today in the Oval Office changes the facts: Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine was an act of aggression and a manifest violation of the UN Charter. Sustainable peace in Ukraine is only possible through justice and accountability for all crimes under

If you’re not watching Trump’s address to Congress, Republicans just gave a standing ovation to the foreign aid freeze, a decision that has already killed countless people, with thousands more to follow #SaveForeignAid

THANK YOU👏Sen. Bernie Sanders Senator Chris Van Hollen Senator Mazie Hirono Senator Ben Ray Luján Ed Markey Senator Jeff Merkley Elizabeth Warren Senator Tim Kaine Senator Brian Schatz Martin Heinrich Senator Andy Kim Tina Smith Senator Dick Durbin Chris Murphy 🟧 Senator Peter Welch for your efforts to block further transfers of

This Earth Day, let’s speak truth to power. While banks claim to care about climate, they’re still pouring billions into fossil fuels & deforestation. This isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a human rights emergency. Demand banks stop financing climate destruction.

It’s been 100 days. President Trump has led with cruelty and chaos, accelerating a global human rights emergency. This week, Amnesty leaders in other countries shared ideas on how to fight back.  Here are 12 nuggets of great advice they shared from their experiences confronting

I was profiled in the local city magazine the other day (which btw is a very strange experience for a journalist accustomed to being the one asking questions!) Seems like a good moment to share this. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/29/int…

Pedro Pascal at #Cannes: "I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I

Pedro Pascal at #Cannes when asked about America's political chaos: "Fear is the way that they win, so keep telling the stories and expressing yourself and fighting. F*ck the people that try to make you scared and fight back. Don’t let them win." variety.com/2025/film/fest…

Seasoned humanitarians do not operate this way because it's a terribly risky and ineffective way to deliver aid. Quick 🧵 on what seems to have gone wrong, and why nothing about today's events was surprising. (subtitle: humanitarians know stuff, actually)

I wrote about what it was like growing up as a child in the Bosnian civil war, where food was extremely scarce. I didn't have much, but at least UNICEF was there to help keep me alive. Congress just defunded it, putting lives at risk around the world. huffpost.com/entry/trump-cu…

Vital testimony from Alexandra Saieh about the consequences of famine in Gaza. Malnourished children are losing the energy to cry. A 10x increase in acute child malnutrition. Brief pauses are not having the impact claimed. It’s beyond time for full, free, unfettered aid access

“This is not a hunger crisis. This is the result of 20 months of relentless bombardment, the decimation of Gaza’s entire health sector, infliction of bodily and mental harm on Palestinian women, men and children. And this is not simply a byproduct of the war. This is an intended,

All Nobel prize winners deserve our admiration — we at UNHCR wish to congratulate in particular Omar Yaghi, who was awarded the #Nobel prize for chemistry yesterday and who grew up in Jordan in a Palestinian refugee family from Gaza. Respect.

Federal workers - I'm eager to tell your stories, especially those of you slated to miss a pay check Friday. Can you folo me and we can DM? Or reach out on Signal at LisaD.13. I know there is a lot of fear, but I am careful with sources + know you matter. Very grateful.