How anti-Vietnam War activists stopped violent protest from hijacking their movement
The movement must keep its focus on the issues. We must not allow ourselves to get distracted.
Trump protests could be the start of a new civil rights era
Social change begins in the streets with citizen activism, but it’s important to realize this chapter of history is unlike any that has come before.
March demands justice for teen who accuses NYPD officers of rape
“When you’re under arrest and you’re handcuffed, you’re put into a police minivan and you’re with two officers over 6-feet tall and over 200 pounds, there can’t be consent.”
In the age of Trumpian reaction, is MLK’s legacy to the 99 percent being...
This is why we need the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., today more than ever.
In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s...
Now many of the city’s reform advocates have lost faith in the process and are increasingly concerned that the opportunity for lasting reform is slipping away.
NYPD Sergeant Caught on Video Choking an Unarmed Woman
The NYPD has banned chokeholds, so why do people keep ending up dead after officers utilize them?
Family receives $885K settlement after police kill their dog
The city of Hartford agreed to pay an $885,000 settlement to Harris and his daughter for both damages and a decade of legal costs.
Over 250 organizations join together to demand aid to the millions of people affected...
“There is no place for famine and starvation in the 21st century. History will judge us all by the actions we take today.”
Massive Victory for 7 Kids in Climate Change Lawsuit in Washington State
Related cases brought by youth to protect the atmosphere are pending before other U.S. courts in the federal district court in Oregon and in the state courts of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Massachusetts and Oregon.
It Can’t Happen Here… Can It?
Whether or not Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination or is elected president, for the gathering members of his grassroots coalition, he’s certainly shown what can, indeed, happen here.