VIDEO: 'This Flag Comes Down Today:' Bree Newsome Scales SC Capitol Flagpole to Remove...
Bree Newsome, a 30-year-old African-American woman, scaled the 30-foot flagpole outside the South Carolina State Capitol and unhooked the Confederate flag. While she was arrested, her actions went viral.
Remembering the Greatest ‘Babe’ in Sports
There was one "Babe" that helped change the political climate of sports. Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a true hero who helped girls and women that came after her receive the proper help to develop their athleticism.
Stop making excuses for hateful white men
Racism – not mental illness – was behind the killings on the Portland train. Let’s call it what it is so we can deal with it.
Parents of Michael Brown settle wrongful death lawsuit
U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber approved an undisclosed settlement for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown.
Former Colorado police officer sentenced to 5 years in prison
“The Loveland Police Department is grateful for the District Attorney’s diligence and pursuit of due process during this very important case.”
Stop dumping offshore fracking waste into Gulf of Mexico
"The agency has no business rubber-stamping the dumping of dangerous, disgusting chemicals without even trying to understand the risks."
House votes down amendments to cut ‘outrageous’ military budget
"The good news is: the American people are on to the racket and mobilizing to demand a reallocation of funding away from the Pentagon and to prioritize human needs."
Faces of pain, faces of hope
The message of the consumer society, pumped out over flat screen televisions, computers and smartphones, to those trapped at the bottom of society is loud and unrelenting: You are a failure.
New study shows fracking harms kids’ brains
This is the first study to focus on the UOG industry's effects on infants and children, particularly those that live near fracking sites.
What is the true cost of inequality?
Americans, in effect, are each paying what amounts to an “inequality tax.”