Peoples Center receives award from Black and Hispanic Caucus
Just two weeks before election day, Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant was packed for the third annual New Haven Board of Alders Black and Hispanic Caucus Gala.
GOP on wrong side of history on immigration
In the year and a half since the Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill, House leaders refused to permit a vote on it.
Activists shut down malls on Black Friday as Ferguson protests intensify
Demonstrators successfully shut down the Galleria for about an hour, not only for Mike Brown but also in solidarity with striking Walmart workers.
Lesson from the 2014 elections: Inclusive 50-state strategy needed
The time for licking election wounds is over, but as many factors came into play, lessons are still being drawn from the setbacks.
Man fights for justice inside Alabama prison
A young man named Melvin Ray, incarcerated in Alabama's St. Clair Correctional Facility, began developing and sharing a plan for resistance to mass incarceration.
San Jose coalition for affordable housing wins big
San Jose, which advertises itself as "the capital of Silicon Valley," has one of the highest housing costs in the nation, as well as - not coincidentally - one of the highest rates of homelessness.
Law center for Muslims to challenge presumption of guilt
The new law center is specifically for Muslims in the United States facing constitutional and civil rights violations.
St. Louis protesters demand justice for VonDerrit Meyers
Some 100 protesters congregated on Shaw Ave. here near the spot where 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers was killed by off-duty police officer Jason Flanery.
President’s immigration action expands democracy, time to carry it forward
In a bold and welcome action, Obama announced he would temporarily end the threat of deportation for an estimated five million undocumented immigrants.
“Low-cost, high quality” public education at stake in Calif. tuition debate
The decision to hike tuition has kicked off a new round in the long struggle between the university and the State of California over funding for the 10-campus system.
