Thursday, April 18, 2024

The police killing of Elijah McClain and his mother’s pursuit of justice

It’s not just that movements make a difference. They make all the difference.

How to ensure global debates about inequality are informed by views from developing countries

In the last decade inequality has been placed at the centre of the agenda for global social and economic policy. This has...

Inequality is set to kill millions—’We have to fight it together.’

If we take on the inequalities which hold back progress, we can deliver on the promise to end AIDS by 2030.

If Islamic State Had Burned Down Four Churches, It Would Have Been Headline News

Arson directed at African-American churches is on the rise in recent weeks with seven burnt to the ground. But the question remains: Is terrorism “raced” in the U.S.?

Ben Crump: Derek Chauvin’s guilty plea of violating George Floyd’s civil rights sends strong...

“To be held accountable on both levels, on state level and federal level, we believe, sends a very clear message that the deliberate indifference and the denial of constitutional rights of marginalized people of color won’t be tolerated.”

America, a nation teetering on the edge

The kind of question we the people of America should be asking ourselves, “Can we get along? Why is it that we can’t get along?”

The tragedy of forced displacement

The solutions to this major crisis, and indeed many of our problems, would naturally flow from the recognition of the fact that we are brothers and sisters of one humanity.

Who is more advanced? 29 Muslim-majority states will have more liberal abortion laws than...

Only 18 of 47 Muslim-majority countries have abortion laws today as restrictive as that in Texas...which is the model for a raft of laws to be enacted as soon as Roe is struck down.

LBJ launches Medicare: ‘You can’t treat grandma this way’

Yes, our health system is broken, but broken systems can be fixed – not easily, but they can be fixed.

This veteran with PTSD is building a free tiny house community for others like...

Donnie Davis is creating a micro-housing community in Franklinville, New Jersey that will provide shelter, counseling, and therapy animals to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder – and it will all be provided free of charge.