Human Rights

As protests against the acquittal of George Zimmerman continue in Los Angeles, Oakland and other cities, the NAACP is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to file civil …

The legal system has been grotesquely deformed in most cities to, in essence, shut public space to protesters.

As more states push to re-evaluate their budgets, a movement aiming to shift funding from jails to schools and other support services is gaining steam nationwide.

The Supreme Court's decision to strike the Defense of Marriage Act not only reflects progress towards equality, but also the great polarization of American society over gay rights. The …

Civil rights groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman.

Never-ending culture of war breeds an ever-growing draconian government, which will pressure more whistleblowers to come forward to stop tyranny.

The Oslo Freedom Forum, under the guise of human right advocacy, is giving a platform for war criminals.

The War on Terror has proved effective for the creation of our current domestic surveillance state.

As trade unions join protests in Brazil, there is fear among the younger generation that their movement will be co-opted.

In the wake of the NSA scandal, have progressive organizations have all but disappeared from the conversation?