Explaining Donald Trump to My Children Explaining Donald Trump to My Children
Most toddlers have a better sense of social consciousness than Trump.
Apr 12, 2016 / Frida Berrigan
When Your 3-Year-Old Son Asks, ‘Are They Going to Kill Me?’ When Your 3-Year-Old Son Asks, ‘Are They Going to Kill Me?’
We shouldn’t have to explain lockdown drills to preschoolers.
Dec 22, 2015 / Frida Berrigan
The Art of Parenting on a Disappearing Planet The Art of Parenting on a Disappearing Planet
From mommy magazines to child-development specialists, we are constantly told how to protect our children—but how do we protect them from climate change?
Oct 6, 2015 / Frida Berrigan
Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State
For the daughter of two radical pacifists, antiwar advocacy runs in the family.
Mar 10, 2015 / Frida Berrigan
For the Sixty-Fourth Time: No More Nuclear War For the Sixty-Fourth Time: No More Nuclear War
On the 64th anniversary of atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki the threat of a nuclear war remains potent. US nuclear policy hasn't changed enough since the Bush years.
Aug 5, 2009 / Feature / Frida Berrigan
Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package? Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package?
World War II defense spending helped pull us out of a depression, but don't count on that happening this time.
Mar 12, 2009 / Frida Berrigan
Can Obama Take On the Pentagon? Can Obama Take On the Pentagon?
Taking on the Pentagon, with its mega-budget and its mega-power, may be the hardest task Barack Obama faces.
Nov 25, 2008 / Feature / Frida Berrigan
Operation Endless Deployment Operation Endless Deployment
The war with Iraq is part of a larger plan for global military dominance.
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / William D. Hartung, Michelle Ciarrocca, and Frida Berrigan
War, Inc. War, Inc.
Expanding the US global military presence is costly to taxpayers but highly profitable for private military contractors.
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / William D. Hartung, Michelle Ciarrocca, and Frida Berrigan