Human Rights

Kimberly McCarthy's impending execution suggests that women are not anomalies in American capital punishment, and new research shows they're not anomalies in committing violent crime either. In Lancaster, Texas, …

In 1791, the English philosopher and death penalty abolitionist Jeremy Bentham published the design for his “Panopticon” prison- a structure Bentham hoped would embody the utilitarian ideals of a …

Rulings on these historic civil rights cases could come down as early as Monday morning.

The FBI has just admitted to using surveillance drones to spy on Americans on US soil.

Remember some years back, when the lid was blown regarding the US' use of torture to gather information from “terrorists?” Many were - rightly - shocked and dismayed; people …

The government's interpretation of the Patriot Act still remains a secret.

After years of accusing the Chinese of spying on the US, new revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden have given them the defense they need.

If it takes a riot to force public consciousness, it will take a movement to bring justice to the streets.

It is 1971 and the United States is mired in a losing war in Vietnam. Thousands of young American soldiers are coming back to the U.S. in coffins or …

There is a fine line between journalist and traitor in the Obama administration.