Victory: Trump administration back down withdraws proposal to restrict protest
This victory shows once again that if we unite and act in solidarity we can win.
Report: FBI spying on social movements
It is well past time for Congress to shine light on exactly what’s taking place at the J. Edgar Hoover Building.
Prisons are not the answer to preventing crime
Rather than getting tough on crime, justice agencies need to get smart on crime.
Video: Police officer fatally shoots unarmed teen in back of head
The federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the boy’s father alleges that Villalvazo used excessive and unlawful deadly force while committing assault and battery with negligence.
House of Representatives approves making animal cruelty a federal offense
Under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a violator could face up to seven years in prison.
Bernie Sanders pledges to end prosecution of whistleblowers
Progressives hail Sanders’ pledge to end the use of this out-dated act.
U.S. churches are using donations to pay off millions of dollars in medical debt...
These churches have partnered with an amazing non-profit to put a dent in the outrageous amount Americans owe in past due medical bills.
Anti-Assange court continues unfair extradition hearing to railroad Assange to us
“I don’t understand how this is equitable. I can’t research anything, I can’t access any of my writing. It’s very difficult where I am.”
Indigenous Peruvians protest mining pollution
In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.
Bernie urges FDA to swiftly resolve drug recall
"We also believe that FDA’s responsibility to American patients includes a responsibility to be transparent when possible, a commitment that has not been fulfilled in this case.”