Justice

For decades, police unions have shielded officers from accountability, bullied cities into doing their bidding, and attacked lawmakers who took them on.

Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.

“The residents of Ferguson have suffered the deprivation of their constitutional rights, the rights guaranteed to all Americans, for decades. They have waited decades for justice. They should not be forced to wait any longer.”

The overall picture suggests that a marketing change fueled an increased demand for more lethal weapons, which in turn has fostered a change in gun culture.

In normal times, we often see a gradual chipping away of basic rights like we’ve seen in the trials of Julian Assange, where a narrative, some of it true, a lot of it based on character assassination and outright lies, has been built over time, denying the publisher the presumption of innocence.

The police kill citizens with impunity, and that is exactly how the system is designed to work. The numerous little police states that exist in poor urban areas across the U.S. are models for a system that would enslave all of us.

From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.

“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon

For now, it looks like the Right's "Drill, Baby, Drill" ethos is back on.

U.S.-backed Saudi aggression is stoking anti-American sentiment in Yemen.