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Imagine entering family court and knowing that what's at stake is the person you hold most dear – your child. Now imagine having a judge tell you that he's removing your child from your custody, from your...
Imagine entering family court and knowing that what's at stake is the person you hold most dear – your child. Now imagine having a judge tell you that he's removing your child from your custody, from your...
“Many of you have worked for a long time to see this day coming. You organized, you spoke up, you signed petitions, you sent letters -- I know because I got a lot of them.”
If you’ve ever...
“Many of you have worked for a long time to see this day coming. You organized, you spoke up, you signed petitions, you sent letters -- I know because I got a lot of them.”
If you’ve ever...
This piece originally ran on Al Jazeera America.
Adel Daoud is...
This piece originally ran on Al Jazeera America.
Adel Daoud is...
Right now we are in a storm of contested rights, as businesses and institutions across the country ask for express legal permission to use religion to discriminate based on sexual orientation, sex, and...
Right now we are in a storm of contested rights, as businesses and institutions across the country ask for express legal permission to use religion to discriminate based on sexual orientation, sex, and...
Asia Myers was counting on the paycheck she earned at her job at a nursing home to buy supplies...
Asia Myers was counting on the paycheck she earned at her job at a nursing home to buy supplies...
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Forbes reported last week that...
(Update: correction below)
Forbes reported last week that...