Amnesty urges US to pay reparations to Syrians after killing 1,600 civilians in assault...
"We’ve been presenting our cases to the U.S. coalition, asking them to acknowledge them and to move forward with some form of restitution and reparations."
30 Powerful Photos Show Standoff Between Militarized Police and Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a direct threat to the life, rights and water of the Standing Rock Sioux.
5 big Wins, 2 big losses on key eco-ballot initiatives
An energy and big business-backed state constitutional amendment passed in Colorado, while a controversial carbon tax initiative in Washington went down to defeat.
Federal Bureau of Prisons covered up visit to CIA torture site
With a looming Trump presidency, the ACLU and many others are gravely concerned with the President-elect’s remarks on the campaign trail regarding the reimplementation of torture.
Senate VAWA bill ‘undercuts tribal sovereignty’
“Placing paternalistic restrictions on tribal courts in the name of 'due process' is nothing more than a disguise for prejudice."
Arkansas sheriff charged with assaulting handcuffed detainees
If convicted, Anthony Boen faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
“My shirts aren’t going to iron themselves”: Conservatives launch attacks on Women’s March
Conservatives and other figures have attacked the demonstration with sexism and other demeaning comments.
As non-black POC, we need to address anti-blackness
It is time to understand the differential impact of racism in our communities and heal from it—both as individuals and as groups of people and at the same time turn to and witness each other.
National (in)security
What a Trump presidency really means for Americans at the edge.
Time to trash the terrorist watch list, a police-state Frankenstein gone off the rails
Any political blacklist that has a million names of “suspected terrorists” is a caricature of a police state run amok.