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Being Separated From My Child Nearly Destroyed Me

Lives need to come before law, especially when a law is unjust.

Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in America. But with over 2 million of us behind bars, has it really ended — or just transformed?

The Koch brothers are really getting their money’s worth from Trump’s secretary of state.

I know firsthand how childhood trauma follows you your whole life. What’s happening to kids on the border is even worse.

The president’s offer to pardon people unjustly behind bars is a welcome one. But he could do so, so much more.

The newest plank of immigration enforcement? Kidnapping children and piling them into detention centers.

Keeping local police out of the deportation business actually means safer communities.

Divide the baby in two — and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Some of the most effective challenges to Trump’s excesses have come in the courtroom.

Politicians and businesses want you to think questioning war disrespects veterans like me. They’re wrong.