“A NATIONAL DAY OF SOCIAL ACTION FOR HEALTH CARE”
There are 9.4 million uninsured children in America today—one child in eight—and millions more are underinsured, but not enough adults are stepping up to change [...]
Read MoreThere are 9.4 million uninsured children in America today—one child in eight—and millions more are underinsured, but not enough adults are stepping up to change [...]
Read MoreThe first time Father Gregory Boyle performed a funeral mass for one of the youths from the Pico Gardens and Aliso Village public housing projects [...]
Read MoreOver a 48-hour period this Memorial Day weekend, 21 people were shot in New York City, six fatally. A gunman opened fire on a crowd [...]
Read MoreMany mothers who experience childbirth are coached through labor in a hospital maternity ward with supportive doctors and nurses. Their husbands may capture the birth [...]
Read MoreIn early May, Mildred Loving, a widow, grandmother and great-grandmother, quietly passed away at her home in rural Caroline County, Virginia. Yet her passing was [...]
Read MoreImagine a bullet fired from a semiautomatic pistol, moving through the night darkness faster than the speed of sound—more than 1,200 feet per second or [...]
Read MoreUnpaid medical bills are piling up on kitchen tables all over America. In addition to the rising costs of food, gas and housing, more and [...]
Read MoreA youthful tough who got his growth spurt early gets cruel gratification from intimidating weaker peers. The popular jock cruises the locker room looking for [...]
Read MoreIn recent years, the Children's Defense Fund has received horrifying reports of the physical and sexual abuse of children and teens in juvenile correctional facilities. [...]
Read MoreWashington, D.C., the nation's capital, is one of the great cities of the world. Tourists come here from around the globe to enjoy its world-class [...]
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