Petition drive seeks freedom for Oscar Lopez Rivera
Supporters of Oscar Lopez Rivera have kicked off a petition drive asking President Barack Obama to grant clemency to the Puerto Rican independentista,
Angela Davis speaks to 2,000 at Michigan rally
A standing room only crowd of nearly 2000 people welcomed renowned activist and scholar Angela Davis to Detroit to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her acquittal.
Watchdog group says debate should address High Court nominations
With the presidential debates coming up, the Alliance for Justice is insisting that debate moderators press the candidates to discuss the types of nominees they would propose for the High Court.
Government paid to influence Cuba 5 jury
Miami area newspapers and television outlets blanketed the region with reports and editorials directed against the Five before and during their trial that ended in 2001.
In San Francisco, controversy swirls around stop-and-frisk
The controversy erupted when Mayor Ed Lee made it known he was thinking about stop-and frisk for this city.
Grocery prices soar as drought intensifies
One hundred miles south of the Aldi's supermarket last Saturday, as far as you could see in the cornfields, the plants were wilting under a blazing sun.
New Yorkers protest "stop and frisk"
Some 300 organizations joined together in a show of solidarity over the New York Police Department's "stop and frisk" policy.
Trayvon Martin's parents urge change to Florida's "Shoot First" law
A coalition led by national civil rights organizations along with Trayvon Martin's parents today delivered more than 375,000 signed petitions calling for reform or repeal of Florida's "Shoot First" law.
Did Dharun Ravi verdict bring justice for Tyler Clementi?
Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University, where I have taught for 41 years, committed suicide.
Immigrant rights activists say keep families together
Vargas, the father of four U.S. citizen children, has led a crime free life but now sits in a Monroe County jail.
