Federal workers to receive Friday off to observe Juneteenth
“This is an important step forward for our country.”
VIDEO: Voices of Rise Up October: Quentin Tarantino, Cornel West, Victims' Families Decry Police...
With some 40 families across the country impacted by police violence, thousands took to the streets of New York City in solidarity for the victims demanding an end to police brutality. We need change.
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating civil rights of George Floyd and 14-year-old boy
“This is important and historic. His admissions mark another important moment of accountability and another step on the road to justice.”
Former prison lieutenant sentenced to prison for failing to stop assault against inmate
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms Burks’ behavior and blatant violation of his sworn oath to serve.”
Conviction of leading animal activist could ignite a populist revolution
U.S. prosecutors have charged more penalties for activists revealing blatant animal mistreatment than they have charged factory farms with committing it. This trend is a glaring miscarriage of justice, and it must be reversed.
Trump reinstates old abortion restrictions cutting off U.S. funding to international groups that offer...
Organizations receiving funding cannot even counsel pregnant women on the option of abortion, or else they risk losing all U.S. funding.
‘Light ’em up’
Warrior-cops are the law—and above the law—as violence grips America.
Chris Hedges explains the importance of ‘robust’ public broadcasting
Hedges elaborates on why airtime for these “dissident voices” is more crucial than ever before.
California police officer charged with assaulting minor
“Those who wear the uniform must follow the law. Excessive force will not be tolerated in Los Angeles County.”
Reproductive rights advocates brace for Oklahoma’s near-total abortion ban
"These extremist politicians are willing to turn their own constituents into medical refugees."