Immigration is an ancient and contemporary reality; human beings have always sought better conditions for their lives.

The New York archdiocese's program lets people take claims to a noted outside mediator while keeping painful details private.

After one of my own teenage students was murdered, Emmett Till's grave became a place of occasional pilgrimage for me.

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“We’re trying to do something for our nation,” says Taylor Charging Crow. “We’re risking our lives. We’re risking our families.”

The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site.