Monthly Archive: September 2015
An estimated 32 million people who grew up Catholic in the U.S. have left the church in recent decades, an exodus driven in part by the perception that its teachings are irreconcilable with modern...
Europe remains as divided as ever as thousands of refugees continue to brave dangerous sea crossings, riot police and border fences in a bid to seek a safe haven inside the European Union. Even...
Earlier this month, a three-judge panel in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that immigration courts must distinguish between sexual orientation and gender identity in immigrants seeking asylum or relief from deportation....
A group of parents, educators and local advocates in Chicago who’d been on hunger strike for nearly 5-weeks ended their action Saturday. The group was demanding more input regarding the future of their community...
With almost half a million students, California had the largest charter school enrollment in the country. And no city in the US has more publicly funded, but independently operated schools than Los Angeles. Plans...
A group of activists locked down in formation at the entry and exit points of a privately-owned and operated immigration detention center in Washington state this morning. Shannon Young has more. Download Audio Members...
European states clamp down on transit points used by refugees Greece to hold elections Sunday amid multiple crises Bill to reverse 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports advances in Congress California labor activists celebrate...
EU member states continue to clamp down on border crossings, railway lines and transit points used by thousands of desperate – and increasingly frustrated – refugees fleeing war and poverty. The refugees are of...
Greece is one of the first points of European entry for the massive numbers of people seeking safety, security and a future for their families, and the entry is both by sea and overland....
A bill to reverse a long standing ban on the export of American crude oil is making its way through Congress. This, as fasters gather outside of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, asking for...