It is an unspoken rule of debating that if you actually want to have a productive discussion, comparing your opponents to Nazis gets the conversation off to a rough start.
We must examine these developments with wary eyes because destroying Syria’s chemical weapons is almost impossible, and Putin and Assad cannot be trusted. An early strike was America’s best option, but President Obama let that chance slip away.
A block away form northeast DC's Union Market - a radically-remodeled culinary destination - dozens of businesses specializing in wholesale jewelry, clothing, groceries, and restaurant supplies operate from a group of run-down warehouses.
When we think of torture survivors, we usually don’t think of the people we pass on the street, going about their lives and living in our communities, but there are 50,000 in the DC region alone according to the Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition.
A streetcar is coming to H Street Northeast late this year, but Austin Stubbs won’t be using it.
“There’s absolutely no reason to get on the bus or Metro,” Stubbs said.
Stubbs, 27, shapes his life and livelihood around the bicycle.
The area around H Street is flat, and bike lanes plentiful, making the five-minute ride from Stubb’s home at 15th Street Northeast and East Capitol Street a breeze.
It’s new residents like Stubbs who are behind some of the changes to the H Street Corridor.
It’s 1 a.m. She’s been standing on the corner for four hours.
She cannot go home. She cannot call the police. She cannot tell her friends.
All she can do is wait in fear.
