Over 200 people and 40 organizations came together in Jacksonville, Florida, from April 26-28, to build the South to South Southern Freedom Movement. Read a report back and view photos . Tim Murphy at Mother Jones reviews the 2011 Budget Control Act (better known as sequestration) and how it affects...
MSNBC's All In Discussion: What Obama’s budget doesn't get: growth and austerity cannot co-exist . Austerity is now in full swing in the United States. MSNBC's Chris Hayes discusses the politics of austerity with Radhika Balakrishnan, Chrystia Freeland, and former Greek prime minister George Papandreou. Balakrishnan is former chair of...
This week (4/1-4/5) in human rights news, we see advances and setbacks on a range of issues, including immigration reform, gun control, worker's rights, sexuality and gender rights, and more...
Communities Should Implement Positive Approaches in Response to Gun Violence and Address the Impact of School Safety Policies on Youth of Color New York - Earlier today, the National Rifle...
On March 25, 2013 the Supreme Court began hearings on two landmark cases regarding gay marriage. The Court will be deciding whether or not to overturn California’s Proposition 8, the...
In support of the US Human Rights Network/HuRAH initiative calling for the adoption of national plan of action to implement ICERD, the ACLU published this HuffPost op-ed.