Through their reporting, the columnists share how regular citizens stand up to governments they oppose.

In Gaza and the West Bank, human rights work is starting to mean something new.

Readers criticize President Trump’s tirade against Somali immigrants. Also: A cruel deportee deal; beyond tech bans.

Readers discuss the aftermath of a U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean. Also: Fixing Penn Station; Trumpism after Trump.

These organizations are squeezed between an expanding need for their services and an administration trying to starve them of resources.

This holiday season, I am donating to nonprofits that help make community ecosystems and nature’s ecosystems more resilient.

War and diplomacy: Readers react to developments on Russia and Ukraine. Also: A global democracy deficit; a sad phone.