The President and the Writ: Trump’s Threat to Foundational Freedom

The United States is still a constitutional republic governed by the rule of law. While most of us watch one cable news channel or another— moderates, right leaners, or left—we don’t often hear stories that feature the writ of habeas corpus. That’s because the writ is settled law, a sacred protection, not bipartisan, not controversial, perhaps the most profound and ancient guarantees of liberty in the history of Western civilization.

The Boy With Cancer Who America Left Behind

By Mark M. Bello Mateo was six years old when his world began to fall apart. The chemotherapy made him weak, but he still smiled every morning he felt strong enough to sit up and play with his dinosaur toys. He especially enjoyed the daily visits from his mother. His doctors in Phoenix were hopeful. […]

Is Mass Deportation Another Trump Con? What Are the Real Implications?

Is Mass Deportation Another Trump Con? What Are the Real Implications? by Bob Gatty Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented workers is nothing but another scheme to line his pockets and those of his corporate buddies who stand to profit from payoffs and contracts to build and maintain the private detention camps that […]