| Sep 16, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Georgia sun beat down on my uncle Dennis’s front yard the day he cut my hair. It was 2003, my Dad had been deployed to Iraq for half a year, and my mom had driven into town to pick up some groceries. Uncle Dennis grabbed me by the collar and drawled, “Your hair’s...
| Jun 26, 2019 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyI came to this country from Mexico as a small child because my mother was escaping poverty and wanted to give my sisters and me a better life. She worked hard to make sure we had food on our table and a roof over our heads, often doing two and three jobs at a time. ...
| Jul 3, 2018 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyDonald Trump’s choice to separate migrant children from their parents has unleashed a flood of outrage across the political spectrum. While the president has stepped back from separating families at the border, his solution is to imprison children with their parents,...
| Jun 6, 2018 | 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...