Children
Labor journalist blames U.S. policy for child immigrant crisis
August 18, 2014U.S. policies for decades forced kids and many of their parents to flee, because the U.S. made Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dangerous places.
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Celebs, Nobel winners show support for Palestinians in new video
August 1, 2014GazaNames Project features prominent artists and activists holding signs with the names and ages of Palestinian civilians killed in the recent Israeli military attacks on Gaza.
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Poem: “Brown at the Brown Borders”
July 30, 2014"Brown at the borders are sons and daughters of parents who have escaped violence, wars, weapons, and endless tears..."
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U.S. policy driving the children north
July 21, 2014The poverty and suffering of Guatemalans, and especially indigenous Guatemalans, is rooted in long term U.S. policy in the region.
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Trumka: Humanitarian crisis brought out the best and worst in us
July 16, 2014The AFL-CIO is calling upon President Barack Obama to take action to adjust these failed policies.
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