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.
Today in history: Four students killed at Kent State in Vietnam demo
The Kent State shootings are a long-remembered symbol of government gone amok with its power and fear of its own people.
Baltimore prosecutor brings murder, manslaughter charges against six police
The officers are charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and assault.
Pentagon commemoration of Vietnam War far from complete
The Pentagon commemoration omits contributions of the peace movement "on the home front" that helped bring an end to the war.
Bernie Sanders makes it official: he’s running for president
Bernie Sanders announced on the steps of the U.S. Capitol yesterday that he was running for the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency.
Media coverage of Baltimore youth misses the mark completely
People know what they see and hear; the protests will continue and grow until justice is served and the people are listened to.
