When Sex Means Survival for LGBTQ Teens
There are estimated to be 4,000 homeless young people on the streets of New York. And about 1,600 identify as gay, bisexual or transgender. A report released last week shows that many of them are...
View ArticleWikimedia Files Suit Against NSA
This Wednesday, Wikimedia and eight other organizations sued the NSA. The lawsuit challenges the agency’s widespread use of mass surveillance online. I spoke with Michelle Paulson, senior legal...
View ArticleA Solitary Fight
On any given day, there are about 4,000 inmates in solitary confinement in New York State. And people can be kept there for years. The United Nations says any time in solitary beyond 15 days is...
View ArticleActivists gather to protest police brutality
In the wake of the police killing of Walter Scott in South Carolina, activists across the country are preparing for a nationwide rally Tuesday.
View ArticleEx-Offenders Face Barriers to College
Ex-convicts who get a college degree are less likely to go back to prison. But many former prisoners encounter a big obstacle in the college application process. That’s because some colleges are...
View ArticleA Baltimore mom teaches her sons how to protest for change (Two-Way)
Police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray are facing criminal charges in Baltimore. The city has seen marches all week. Karsonya Wise Whitehead, the author of "Letters to my Black Sons:...
View Article“Tech-fugees” Seek Hi-Tech Solutions To Migrant Crisis
While much of Europe is struggling with the current Syrian refugee crisis, Calais - a city in Northern France - has been dealing with a migrant population since the late 1990s. Now, a group of civic...
View ArticleNY State Senate Bills Challenge Freedom of Speech
Israeli Apartheid Week is taking place on campuses across the world, including Columbia University’s as of Monday. One of the event’s central goals is to garner support for the Boycott, Divestment and...
View ArticleUnaccompanied Child Migrants Face Court Alone
Two years ago, President Obama made the decision to fast-track deportation cases. It has forced many unaccompanied child migrants -- some as young as four -- to face immigration court without an...
View ArticleRohingya Community Protests for Rights and Recognition
This November, attacks against the Rohingya population, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, killed 86 people, and displaced more than 30,000. And neighboring Bangladesh closed its doors to the refugees. In...
View ArticleNew York City Cubans Reflect on Castro’s Death
More than a week ago, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro passed away at the age of 90. While the island’s inhabitants tearfully mourned their leader, exiled Cuban communities in the US celebrated the...
View ArticleMuslim Women Reclaiming Hijabs Post-Inauguration
In New York City, Muslim women have become front-and-center of the anti-Trump resistance. They’re organizing protests. Speaking at rallies. And doing work behind-the-scenes. For many of them, it’s...
View ArticleMaking America Home: one unaccompanied minor’s journey from San Salvador to...
HOST INTRO: During the 2014 migration crisis, thousands of Central-American children streamed across the border alone. Now President Donald Trump says he’s attempting to crack down on these children’s...
View ArticleDriving Licenses for All New Yorkers
HOST INTRO: In the state of New York undocumented immigrants aren’t allowed to apply for driving licenses. Now lawmakers and activists across the state are working to change that. New legislation has...
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