Chicago Alderman and her chief of staff indicted on bribery charges
Carrie Austin is now one of three sitting members of the City Council under federal indictment, along with Ed Burke and Patrick Daley Thompson.
Human rights in 2018 – ten issues that made headlines
Here we highlight some of the rights challenges that captured the world’s attention this year, illustrating the struggle to secure human rights is far from over.
Bannon and three others face wire fraud, money laundering charges after allegedly stealing from...
“This case should serve as a warning to other fraudsters that no one is above the law, not even a disabled war veteran or a millionaire political strategist.”
Clinton And Sanders Call Out America’s Racist Criminal Justice System
"There needs to be a concerted effort to address the systemic racism in our criminal justice system."
The rage of billionaires and the frenzy to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming New...
That strategy is now striking fear into the hard hearts of insatiably greedy billionaires.
The American Shooting Gallery, With Americans as the Targets
The greatest blame lies with this government, from the president to the Congress, who should be working non-stop to come up with the solutions necessary to bring this problem under control.
As a Trump administration fast approaches, cities and towns gear up for political resistance
In the years to come, community bills of rights are one strategy to shelter vulnerable populations.
Right-wing extremists are making fiction come true
Can Democrats craft a winning message off a smorgasbord of misogynist madness?
Thousands march to demand Trump release his tax returns
“It’s fundamental that politicians share their tax returns period. We deserve to know who he owes and what he owns.”
Medicare for all: A prescription for what ails us
There is no rational reason why Medicare couldn't be expanded to cover all Americans, regardless of age, from birth to death.