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Call to Close “Deplorable” Private Migrant Jail Made, as Expansion Planned
Immigrant justice groups are raising alarms about conditions in existing and planned migrant jails holding children.
Iraq War Veteran Warns Ferguson Is Our Future – and Our Past
National security expert Terron Sims says unrest in Ferguson, “is America today,” and if we don't deal with racial discrimination, “will be our tomorrow.”
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No Separate Justice Campaign Denounces Post-9/11 Abuses
Ten days before the anniversary of September 11, family members, activists and formerly incarcerated people gathered to bear witness to abuses under the banner “No Separate Justice.”
Climate Action “Floods” Wall Street
Climate change activists flooded Wall Street on Monday, with thousands participating in a massive sit-in, and approximately 100 people arrested.
Airstrikes Begin in Syria: A Decisive Blow or an Ominous Precedent?
The Obama administration has just announced that they and their coalition allies have begun a fierce campaign in Syria.
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Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition: Fighting in Iraq Until Hell Freezes Over
“I find it beyond belief that Washington has again plunged into the swamp of the Sunni-Shia mess in Iraq.”
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Europe Is Learning the Wrong Lessons
At this point Europe's economic performance is actually worse than it was in 1935.
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The Paths We Refuse
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the Pulitzer Prize-winning couple that brought you “Half the Sky,” return with a new book.
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Time for the US to Dump the Word “Homeland“
In 1934, at the Nazi party's big coming-out event, they introduced the term “homeland.”
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Domestic Violence Center Stage
What boys see and hear modeled toward women in their lives and from their football heroes and what men see and hear modeled toward women in service, is what …