Human Rights

There's no reason to automatically exalt uniformed fighters as heroes.

Nearly 50 years after the events depicted in the film “Selma,” the right to vote is under threat once again.

In his introduction to the newly published anthology of MLK's speeches and writings, Cornel West writes, “This book unearths a radical King that we can no longer sanitize.”

Recently modified labor laws adversely impact garment workers, most of whom work in inhumane conditions.

John Pilger speaks to Truthout about his new documentary about the brutal conquest and continued racist treatment of the aboriginal people in Australia.

Police unions have always played a powerful role in defending cops, no matter how brutal and racist their actions.

Peter Jackson's series “The Hobbit” closed with a festschrift of gore but its sheer silliness conceals a much more serious message.

Christy Thornton talks to Jo-Marie Burt about the past, present, and future of the historic Rios Montt trial.

The policies, practices and attitudes that lead to so many black people being killed by law enforcement have to be confronted.

The United States' embarrassing maternal mortality figures are closely tied to extreme economic inequality.