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Jul 28, 2016

Patients deserve their doctor's best medical judgment, but Texas officials think they know better.

The doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of medical practice, and the foundation of that relationship is trust. Doctors have the privilege of helping people through some of the most important and...

By Leslie Johnson

Jul 13, 2016

6 Things You Should Do in Response to Recent Shootings

The first weeks of July 2016 have been exhausting, depressing, and senseless. On Tuesday, we watched #AltonSterling become another hashtag. But before we even had a chance to properly mourn him, on...

Candle burning behind hashtagged names of victims of police shootings

Jun 2, 2016

Arrested at Gunpoint for not Speaking English?

Daljeet Singh and Mohammed Chotri were on a Greyhound bus headed from Phoenix to Indianapolis. The two were arrested at gunpoint outside Amarillo, Texas, and held for thirty hours because a fellow passenger...

May 25, 2016

Muslims are Part of our Great State's Diversity

By Terri Burke and Mustafaa Carroll

The foundation of our vibrant democracy is freedom of speech. Thank goodness.

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By Terri Burke and Mustafaa Carroll

The foundation of our vibrant democracy is freedom of speech. Thank goodness.

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May 17, 2016

CBP Called Her “A whore”: How Border Officers Violate Rights and Strip People of Dignity at Ports of Entry

“You’re a whore.”

That’s what a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer told 51-year-old grandmother Amanda Rodríguez, as she passed through the Ysleta port of entry in El Paso, TX for her...

“You’re a whore.”

That’s what a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer told 51-year-old grandmother Amanda Rodríguez, as she passed through the Ysleta port of entry in El Paso, TX for her...

Photo: A Customs and Border Protection patch is worn on a green uniform. The CBP officer's arm takes us most of the photo, a fence and another CBP officer stand in the background.

May 13, 2016

Will we be checking everyone’s genitals at the bathroom door?

Attorney General Loretta Lynch took to the podium on Monday to...