| Jun 6, 2018 | RoundupThe last few weeks have brought a devastating slew of headlines on an increasingly cruel immigration enforcement practice: forcibly separating migrant children from their parents. As a parent myself, the image of kids crying out for their parents while being hauled...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyMost mornings lately, I’ve woken up to two things. First I hear my toddler, sounding off that it’s time to get up. Then I see the news stories about other toddlers our immigration authorities ripped away from their parents. For weeks, I’ve felt the gnawing need to...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThree years ago, when my grandmother fell ill, I chose to delay my studies to work full time at McDonald’s to pay for her prescriptions and medical care. I knew at the time that my starting pay of $7.45 an hour wouldn’t be enough to live on. I even knew that I’d have...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyIn a recent White House meeting on “sanctuary cities,” President Trump called some undocumented immigrants “animals” — a disturbing new low even for someone who’s demonized immigrant communities from the beginning. The president painted a picture of “sadistic...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs May gives way to June, the last college grad ceremonies are wrapping up and the last parties are coming to a close. Now the job hunt for recent grads begins in earnest — with the looming specter of student loan payments drawing ever closer. Today’s average...