Commentary: When you hear the term “Reproductive Justice,” what comes to mind?
My hope is that this phrase creates a beautiful vision in your mind of a world where not only are...
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Commentary: Why I Stand with Planned Parenthood
I hold strongly to the values that life is sacred and good, and that in circumstances when...
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Commentary: Christian Responsibility
As far back as I can remember my Mom and Dad were engaged in public life, taking their civic...
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Commentary: The Kindness of Strangers
When I was growing up, my family moved –– on average –– every two years. From city to...
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Commentary: Voting Rights Matter
I graduated from high school just a few months before the monumental Voting Rights Act was passed...
Read MoreCommentary: SOLAVAYA! The Challenges of U.S. and Cuba Relations
In Cuban Spanish jargon, there is a phrase they use to make bad things or happenings go away. For...
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Commentary: Bright, Shiny Objects
Although I have been traveling out of the country the last two weeks, it didn’t take me long...
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Commentary: Julian Bond: Justice Ally and Icon, Now Justice Saint
Since hearing the sad news of Julian Bond's death on August 15, I've been trying to remember the...
Read MoreCommentary: Women’s Bodies Are Not Battlefields
The Helms Amendment, enacted in 1973, states that foreign assistance may not be used "to pay for...
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Commentary: These Challenging Times
Recently it was reported that Chaplain Modder, who once ministered to Navy SEALs, could be thrown...
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Commentary: ‘We who believe in freedom cannot rest’
These lyrics from "Ella's Song" written by Bernice Johnson Reagon several years ago ring as true...
Read MoreCommentary: Why We Can’t Give Up on Preventing Gun Violence
I am not writing this in the immediate aftermath of another horrific mass shooting. I am not...
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