Video: Chicagoans rally for community control, disarming of police
"If the governor of Minnesota can ask the President to do something, we sure as hell can."
Angela and Fania Davis on the radical work of healing
Angela Davis and her sister Fania Davis were working for social justice before many of today's activists were born.
Chicago activists see “window of opportunity” to push for police reform
The number of demonstrators has grown steadily since the release of the video of Laquan McDonald's murder. Organizers are hoping they will soon reach a critical mass.
Paul Ryan promises the rightwing fringe he'll block immigration reform
Right wingers divert attention away from pro-billionaire policies that are the real cause of economic problems and inflame voters' fears.
A people's agenda: Reflections of a progressive's first year in office
At City Hall the voice of the people, and the engagement of the public, is often an afterthought: We need to get our priorities straight.
Today in history: LBJ’s “Great Society” is launched
On this date in 1964, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Dream Riders hit the road to respond to Donald Trump
The national bus tour will uplift voices of Asian-American and Pacific Islander immigrant youth as they join with Latino and African-American youth in the southern region of the U.S.
In women's history month: Lesbian rabbi leads Reform Jewish profession
The Reform Jewish movement - Rabbi Eger's spiritual home since childhood - has traveled a long road toward recognizing and embracing same-sex relationships.
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.
President's delay on immigration action allows crisis to deepen
Despite his anger, U.S. Rep Luis Gutiérrez (D, Il.) said people should not allow their disgust regarding inaction on immigration reform to keep them from voting in November.
