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While African Americans and Latinos make up two-thirds of the children in the city's public elementary schools, they are barely a quarter of the students in the city's gifted …

On this 10-year anniversary, that dialogue is needed more than ever if there's to be any hope of limiting wars of aggression in the future.

Peter Dreier's ‘The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame’ forces reflection on greatness, the vast progress and reaction of 20th century history …

‘Ag gag’ bills seek to prevent the documentation and exposure of safety violations and atrocities in animal industries by criminalizing them and labeling them ‘obstruction.’

Jancita's story reminds us why the Violence Against Women Act deserves passage.

From shackling to sterilization, thousands of incarcerated people are struggling to maintain control over their own reproductive health.

In the wake of the most crippling economic downturn in 70 years, free market mythology is reaching its limits.

We need more voices and more choices in our elections; instant runoff voting (IRV) is used in more than 300 communities across the country, but we need to take …

Lawmakers faced strong signals that the plan would not pass muster with international lenders.

In today's On the News segment: John Boehner said the GOP will refuse to raise the debt ceiling in May, unless the president agrees to more spending cuts; Colorado …