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Local Veterans for Peace Write Governor Brown In Support Of Courageous Prisoner Hunger Strike For Five Human Rights Demands
Today, Amnesty International has also issued a press release “USA: End inhumane treatment of California prison hunger strikers” regarding the retaliation by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) …
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Blessing? Curse? Both?
Assisted Reproductive Technology has helped millions have children. Yet moral concerns and medical questions abound.
Robert Lynch: Art Is “America’s Secret Weapon for Positive Change“
Art is an often-overlooked yet powerful tool for long-lasting, positive change.
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Trayvon Martin: The Neglected Story That Implicates Us All
When we sanction the use of violence to prevent violence, it's hypocritical to be shocked when violence ensues.
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Obama’s Willing Executioners of the Fourth Amendment
It’s now painfully clear that the president has put out a contract on the Fourth Amendment. And at the Capitol, the hierarchies of both parties are stuffing it into …
Six Ways Congress May Reform NSA Snooping
Most members of Congress want to reform NSA surveillance programs. Here are six other legislative proposals on the table you should know about.
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A Winning Agenda That Meets Women’s Economic Needs
A new survey reveals that female voters believe Democrats were better on the economy than Republicans.
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Assad Opponents See US Distancing Itself from their Goals in Syria
Syrian opposition leaders say thereu2019s just one way to interpret the U.S. stalling on promised military aid while rebels lose ground: Goodbye, and good luck.
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NC Passes Voter Suppression Measures as DOJ Moves to Protect Voting Rights in TX
North Carolina moves the first of many voter restriction laws made possible by SCOTUS' dismantling of the Voting Rights Act.
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California Hunger Strikers Enter Third Week, Face Retaliation
On July 8, more than 30,000 prisoners in California refused meals in the third such strike in two years. Prisoners in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison, some …