Justice

“It is another terrifying example of how our violent interventions abroad come home to haunt us in the form of repression and violation of our civil rights.”

We are aware of several promising ways in which peace groups are already grappling with the imperative of renewed activism and are contemplating action in cooperation with others to counter authoritarianism and protect U.S. democracy.

As a rabbi committed to the practice of Jewish nonviolence, I know a long road of reparative action stretches before us. But it’s the only way.

Senator Feinstein sent a letter to President Obama with her recommendations to prevent the CIA from committing acts of torture. But are her good intentions enough prevent the CIA from committing further human rights violations?

The Delta 5—who blocked a crude by rail train—will use the “necessity defense” to argue that their actions were justified by the threat of climate change.

While many workers now enjoy weekends won by organized labor, the fight continues for those who don’t. 

A Hillary Clinton presidency would symbolically break the glass ceiling for women in the United States, but it would be unlikely to break through the military-industrial complex that has been keeping our nation in a perpetual state of war — killing people around the world, plenty of them women and children.

“The punishment in this case does not undo the trauma inflicted on the victims, but it brings closure and some justice.”

If convicted, the former congressman could face decades in prison.

While Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning and John Kiriakou are vilified for revealing vital information about spying and bombing and torture, a man who...