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Activists hold a candlelight vigil at the perimeter fence securing the U.S. Border Patrol station where lawyers reported that detained migrant children were held unbathed and hungry on June 25, 2019 in Clint, Texas.

Americans Aren't Allowed to Donate to and Volunteer at Migrant Detention Centers. There's No Good Reason for That Policy

Last month, Patty Rodriguez saw a picture online that broke her heart: a yo...

Last month, Patty Rodriguez saw a picture online that broke her heart: a young boy wearing aluminum foil as shoes. He had recently been released from a detention center and was at a nonprofit shelter....

Medical staff dressed in protective gear before entering an isolation area at an Ebola treatment centre in Goma, DRC

The U.S. Helped Defeat Ebola in 2014. Now, We’re Watching a Crisis Become a Catastrophe

The current outbreak in the DRC could be even worse than five years ago

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador receives the applause of the crowd during a rally in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, June 8, 2019.

The Quick Read About… Mexico’s Recent Political Drama

What Happened This Week: Mexico’s finance minister Carlos Urzua abruptly qu...

What Happened This Week: Mexico’s finance minister Carlos Urzua abruptly quit his post last week, just seven months into the job. The Mexican peso tumbled more than 2 percent in the aftermath of the announcement...

Over a thousand New Yorkers joined pro-choice activist groups and elected officials at Foley Square on May 21, 2019 to take part in a national day of action and across the country for abortion rights at the NYC Stop the Bans Rally.

The Right to an Abortion Is Under Threat. But States Are Stepping Up to Protect It

In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said that determining whether abortion is l...

In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said that determining whether abortion is legal should “go back to the individual states.” Today, states are indeed setting the terms. While hundreds of laws restricting abortion have passed in...

The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judicial Branch of government.

SCOTUS's Ruling on Gerrymandering Endangers U.S. Democracy

If you were among those hoping, as were we, that Chief Justice John Roberts...

If you were among those hoping, as were we, that Chief Justice John Roberts would vote to save American democracy from unbridled partisanship, we offer our sincere condolences. Writing for the Court in Rucho v....

The Border Patrol Station in Clint, Texas, is being used to house unaccompanied migrant children

If You're Shocked by Reports on Children at the Border, You Haven't Paid Attention to American History

Americans love their children, agonizing about offering them a hopeful path...

Americans love their children, agonizing about offering them a hopeful path to the future. But since the nation's beginnings, we have been at once sympathetic to images of childhood and unkind in our treatment of...

Newly-elected Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis waves as he speaks outside the New Democracy party headquarters after winning the general election on July 7 in Athens, Greece.

The Greek Election Brings Hope for a Country in Need

In Greece, the mainstream has returned to power and the populists are in re...

In Greece, the mainstream has returned to power and the populists are in retreat. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised that the country would "proudly raise its head again," and Greek voters have given him a...

Americans Aren't Allowed to Donate to and Volunteer at Migrant Detention Centers. There's No Good Reason for That Policy

The U.S. Helped Defeat Ebola in 2014. Now, We’re Watching a Crisis Become a Catastrophe

The Quick Read About… Mexico’s Recent Political Drama

The Right to an Abortion Is Under Threat. But States Are Stepping Up to Protect It

SCOTUS's Ruling on Gerrymandering Endangers U.S. Democracy

If You're Shocked by Reports on Children at the Border, You Haven't Paid Attention to American History

The Greek Election Brings Hope for a Country in Need

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