Five months after Tamir Rice died, sheriff says investigation continues
Cleveland police are noted for being among the most brutal and incompetent police forces in the country.
Fast food worker forced from Mexico barely makes it in New York
He makes $6.40 an hour delivering pizzas by bicycle; he has one day off a week; he is living in a studio apartment uptown with six other people; the rent is $1100.
Video: Minnesotans march for worker rights, $15 an hour
Local organizations and unions gather in the Twin Cities on April 15 for the national actions in the fight to raise wages.
Discrimination against black students rampant in Louisiana school district
One black eighth-grader spent six days in juvenile detention after being arrested for throwing Skittles candy at another student.
President’s push for trans-Pacific trade deal hard to fathom
Obama's attempt to hammer through a multination "trade" agreement with Pacific Ocean rim nations is hard to understand.
Cuomo acts to protect exploited nail salon workers
Gov. Cuomo is creating a task force to investigate nail salons around New York, following a report of widespread exploitation.
Ending racism key to U.S. justice, says Detroit law professor
A failing criminal justice system proves that we are not living in a "post-racial" era.
Antidotes to inequality — time for some $58,000 traffic tickets?
The protests that followed last year's deadly Ferguson police shooting have revealed how local courts are gouging poor people on fines for minor offenses.
Chicago to pay reparations to police torture victims
Victims of police torture would share $5.5 million, receive an apology and see their story taught in school under a reparations package.
