Civil Liberties

“This is the people standing up saying, ‘We’re not going to take it anymore,’ ” said one of the demonstrators.read more

The CIA appears to have violated its charter by getting involved—deeply involved—with the NYPD, which also may have broken several laws that are supposed to protect our civil liberties.read more

This Sunday, Aug. 21, is the 180th anniversary of the slave rebellion led by the Rev. Nat Turner in Virginia.read more

“Jim Crow, move over, the Wisconsin Republicans have taken your place,” says a Democratic state senator.read more

All over the world, people are rising up, risking their lives, fighting back. What’s your plan to kick some sorry ass?read more

The grocery chain has done itself—and its clientele—a huge disfavor by capitulating to such vileness.read more

We need to move well beyond the realm of electoral politics.read more

Fortunately, teachers and their allies are fighting back. We can begin to feel the rumble of solidarity, with parents, teachers, labor and youth demanding what is rightfully theirs — public schools and democratic public education.read more

All men (and corporations) are created equal

If you are a single, somewhat unattractive corporation (maybe you have a chemical dumping problem or something), and you need a little love only a state legislature can give, you need ALEC.read more

“I felt an endless anger: how could it be that they are taking me off of a plane? How can these ‘United States authorities’ behave with such despotism?”read more

Aggression by Scott Walker’s Department of Administration must stop, say protesters.read more