LAPD Admits to Underreporting Serious Assaults
While aggravated assaults were actually 23 percent higher than previously reported for 2014, LAPD is doing all it can to improve the accuracy of misreported data within the force. Will accountability put an end to 8 years of deceit?
High court’s Roe v. Wade ruling attacks full humanity of US women, but it...
Half-century of hard-fought freedoms on the line.
Behind the Booing: A Sanders Delegate Reflects on the DNC Protests
Bernie Sanders has always said this campaign was not about him or any one person, but about millions of people rising up and saying "enough is enough."
Animal cruelty becomes federal crime
“We cannot change the horrors of what animals have endured in the past, but we can crack down on these crimes moving forward. This is a day to celebrate.”
Border Patrol SUV hits Native American man on video
“We do not tolerate misconduct on or off duty and will fully cooperate with all investigations of alleged unlawful conduct by our personnel.”
Spokane climate activists sue U.S. government for constitutional violations
These activists are fighting for their “right to a healthy climate” and to ban fossil fuel trains as a violation of that right.
Former judge pleads guilty to multiple human trafficking charges
“The punishment in this case does not undo the trauma inflicted on the victims, but it brings closure and some justice.”
Ivanka—Silence is Betrayal…and Judaism is More than Keeping Kosher
Consider Rabbi Heschel’s humble words on his return from the civil rights march on Selma; “I felt my legs were praying.”
Democracy out of Reach for Some Native Americans
The U.S. has done almost nothing to make voting accessible for some Native American tribes. A federal judge on Tuesday will hear an emergency motion to open more polling locations.
An ‘Extremist’ in the United States
“When conventional politics has failed to deal with pressing problems, we have no choice but to think beyond the conventions, sometimes in ways that may seem extreme.”