Anti-transgender violence crisis: Murders on the rise
Although this year has garnered an increase in transgender visibility, murders and violence against transgender people are on the rise.
Alabama’s new Jim Crow far from subtle
In Alabama, 50 years after Selma, voting rights are once more under assault.
Bernie Sanders rally rocks Tucson
They came to hear his call for economic justice and equality, for his criticism of the billionaire class, happy to finally have a candidate that speaks to working class interests.
The Panoche Hills: the strange sere bones of an ancient landscape
A reflection on the dry landscape and living history of the Panoche Hills: It is austere, it is dry, it is dramatically beautiful.
In America we speak more than just English!
In the United States today, approximately 120 to 130 indigenous languages are still spoken by at least a few people.
GOP House anarchy: Will it impact the 2016 elections?
Will this state of affairs have a bearing on the future of the Republican Party and outcome of the 2016 elections?
Today in history: October 12 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The idea of replacing Columbus Day with a day celebrating the indigenous people of North America first arose in 1977.
“SlutWalk” in Los Angeles causes controversy
"I can wear whatever I want, but it still doesn't mean that I want to have sex with you or I'm asking for it."
Today in history: Jesse Jackson is born
Born on this date in 1941 in Greenville, S.C., he is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician, and columnist.
Today in history: It’s German-American Day
Originally known as"German Day," the holiday was celebrated for the first time in Philadelphia in 1883.
