ACLU & HRW Call to Decriminalize Drug Use and Possession After Documenting Arrests Every...
Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union released the findings Wednesday with a call for states and the federal government to decriminalize low-level drug offenses, which, it says—the report says, account for more arrests than any other crime.
Activism is the only hope of restoring America’s democratic principles
If we commit to steadily amassing a people's movement – bigger and bolder than what the corporations and media deem possible or desirable – that movement can become the government.
An inequality even conservative justices can’t swallow
A unanimous Supreme Court throws a monkey-wrench into a college sports scene that’s minting mega millionaires.
How the wealthy save billions in taxes by skirting a century-old law
Goldman Sachs and others have helped billionaires like Steve Ballmer see huge tax savings by selling stocks for a loss and then replacing them with nearly identical investments.
One year from Charlottesville: Hate is on the run – but still at the...
White supremacist and nationalist groups had not gone away after the Civil Rights era, they just went underground – until their voice had been given the greatest megaphone of modern times.
DOJ sues Houston for sexual discrimination against female firefighters
According to the Justice Department, at least nine complaints were filed, but that failed to stop the abuse and only led to an even more hostile work environment.
‘Reckoning’ with the economic marginalization of Native Americans
Efforts to narrow the racial wealth divide must address the disparities that are at the heart of our nation's founding and still run through its veins in the 21st century.
Former L.A. Sheriff Withdraws Guilty Plea
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca withdrew his guilty plea on Monday. His case will now go to trial.
Will Voter Suppression Skew Wisconsin Primary Results?
How many voters will be turned away? How long will the voting lines extend? Which candidate will have her or his voters suppressed the most?
Alabama ignoring SCOTUS show true danger of partisan court
The most effective solution may be not just ethical regulations and term limits, but reforming the way we conduct presidential elections entirely.









