Democracy in America is under attack. Politicians in dozens of states are turning back the clock by denying the vote to their own citizens.read more

This is one of the greatest revolutions and quickest evolutions of our time.read more

“I am a relatively small fish and it seems to me rather likely that I was not the only target of the baleful team at the White House.”read more

It was 40 years ago this month that Marvin Gaye’s legendary album, “What’s Going On,” was released. The album, now considered a masterpiece of music and social commentary, remains all-too relevant today.read more

Fifty years ago this month, an interracial group of activists decided to take a risky step and put their bodies on the line to challenge the entrenched policy of racial segregation in the American South.read more

Ryan and the Republicans don’t appear to give a hoot about what happens to people with disabilities who depend on Medicaid.read more

At first, it threatened to charge family members with espionage if they dared to access Wikileaks.read more

Professor Richard Falk of Princeton has long been a thorn in the side of the U.S. foreign policy establishment because he has been an outspoken critic of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians. But what’s raised the ire of the State Department this time has nothing to do with his views on the Palestinians but rather on 9/11.read more

For two and a half years, she posed as a member. She had a key to the office. She handled the books sometimes. She even chaired some meetings and spoke at rallies. But she wasn’t who she said she was.read more

How reminding public schools that it is unconstitutional to engage in religious indoctrination put the ACLU of Tenn. on the “Terrorism” map.read more

From Obama on down to Joe Lieberman, whose self-righteousness finally met a righteous cause. To the eight Republican Senators. And especially to those in the movement for gay and lesbian rights who brought the fight to the fore.read more

The biggest losers in the deals over tax cuts and stimulus payments are people with disabilities and older Americans who rely on Social Security.read more

Today, July 26, I celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). I only wish it fully lived up to its promise.read more

Denying the visa to Hollman Morris sends a “particularly visible and troubling message.”read more