Against reason: The ‘war on drugs’ continues, will Trump make it worse?
While activists have won some important battles in putting an end to the costly debacle of the drug war, the fight will continue.
The terms of the protests: Systemic and institutional reform
People may even want different things, such as more radical change like abolishing the police entirely, but these ten proposed changes are a crucial contribution to the conversation of what to do about police brutality in America.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
Rare setback for the GOP assault on Obama-era regulations
President Trump has already signed 13 repeal measures since assuming office.
Family of jailed Saudi feminist Loujain Al-Hathloul: She was waterboarded, flogged & electrocuted
The Saudi government has resisted calls from human rights groups and lawmakers from around the world to release Loujain and the other jailed activists.
Once Again, the VA Turns Down Navy Vets for Agent Orange Benefits
A federal court had ordered the VA to reassess its policy denying Agent Orange benefits to Navy sailors who served in the Vietnam War. The VA’s conclusion: They still don’t qualify.
The enduring tyranny of oil
War, inflation, geopolitical rivalry, and soaring world temperatures.
People Over Politics: Michigan Militia Joins Michael Moore to Protest Flint Water Crisis
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is bringing together some strange bedfellows in the name of helping a situation we all can relate to.
Two Deputies and a Nurse Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for Killing Student
After the coroner ruled a 21-year-old computer science student's death a homicide, two former deputies and a contract healthcare worker were charged with a felony involuntary manslaughter. What really happened to the student?
Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes Congress
Corporate interests dominate immigration policy under new legislation.