Coalition on Human Needs: We will continue to oppose blank check funding and lawless actions by ICE and Border Patrol
June 10, 2026
A message of hope for consumers and the CFPB
Deborah Weinstein,
July 19, 2018
Check out this video, reminding us of the importance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – very timely on the day Kathy Kraninger is having her confirmation hearing to head it.
Why We Do the Work We Do Together
Leo Nguyen,
July 16, 2018
The CHN office is always a flurry of activity. With a small staff and so much to do to protect and expand basic needs programs that help our low-income neighbors, there’s no time to sit still. This week is even busier as we take care of final preparations for our Human Needs Hero...
The unacceptably high cost of jailing children and families seeking safety in the U.S.
Deborah Weinstein,
July 13, 2018
The Trump Administration has started to reunite children torn from their parents at the border, partly complying with a judge’s order. Fifty-eight out of 103 children under the age of five have been returned to their parents. Thousands of children five and older must be reunited with their parents by...
Nice try Paula White, but Jesus was a lawbreaking refugee
Faith In Public Life,
July 12, 2018
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Rev. Jennifer Butler, CEO of Faith in Public Life. It was originally published on Patheos on July 11. President Trump’s top spiritual advisor, Paula White, has been justifying the President’s crusade to torture immigrant children by ripping them from their parent’s arms and stalling...
Head Smacker: The Anti-baby Administration
Leo Nguyen,
July 11, 2018
“Believe me, I love babies.” – then-candidate Donald Trump, at a campaign rally in 2016. I can almost hear Donald Trump’s voice in my head saying a line that easily could have followed the one above: “No one loves babies more than I do.” But if Candidate Trump really loved babies, something...
