Neill Franklin, Gretchen Burns Bergman, Huffington Post. February 10, 2012.
It will be moms who come to rescue their children from the deadly grip of prohibition, and police against the drug war are eagerly ready to support them in this quest.
The interiors of detention centers might as well be black sites, cast off the political map except for the rare instances of abuse so egregious that they blip onto our radar.
New York City public school educator Diana Senechal talks about the problems with our educational system, the meaning of solitude, and the dangers of immediacy.
Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact. December 1, 2011.
Not only did the young adults interviewed excel in school and in their careers, but they also chose careers that allow them to give back to the community.
We'e seen a striking increase in the rate of removals of parents, raising serious concerns about the impact of these deportations on children, many of whom are left behind.
Six months into pro-democracy protests in Syria, allegations of human rights abuses perpetrated by supporters of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime proliferate.
Jillian Kestler-D’Amours, IPS News. September 1, 2011.
Human rights groups are calling for the Israel government to develop a clear immigration policy and protocol to protect young children from being detained and deported.
Norway, where abortion is freely available, subsidized by the government, and apparently not stigmatized, was recently named "the world's best place to be a mother."