Rethinking reparations
Aaron Campbell was young, black, unarmed, and suffered from mental illness, exacerbated by his brother’s death that day from kidney failure. He was...
Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk
Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.
More seeds for transformation planted this week
The U.S.’ acts against people and the planet make the era of transformation more likely.
Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL permit is “momentous occasion,” but we must remain vigilant
Tara Houska, an indigenous lawyer, praises the decision by the Army Corps to deny the DAPL permit, but cautions the water protectors and their supporters to remain vigilant.
“No one took us seriously”: Black cops warned about racist capitol police officers for...
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building.
Medical examiner accused of covering up police killing in Maryland becomes witness for Derek...
Dr. David Fowler contradicted most other expert witnesses in the trial and suggested heart trouble and other issues, not the police restraint, caused George Floyd’s death.
Half million Ukrainian refugees and counting, says UN office
One refugee expressed hope "that the bombs stop. That the killing stops. And that we can go home again."
Rep. Ro Khanna: Democrats should ignore the Senate Parliamentarian and pass $15 minimum wage...
“I don’t know any part of this country where someone can survive on $7.25.”
Enough! Trump has abdicated on climate – now it’s up to us
I’ll start with myself. And every time I give up something to reduce carbon emissions, I’ll smile and think of President Trump.
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov’s fight for press freedom...
“Investigative journalism in Russia today is very dangerous."