Activists begin hunger strike, call for halt to detention of transgender immigrants
A group of activists is on hunger strike, calling for an end to all ICE detention on behalf of transgender undocumented immigrants.
NYU forum explores role of communists in Civil Rights Movement
A public forum was held to uncover the buried history of communists' role in the Civil Rights Movement of the '50s and '60s
Horrific police killing of young Navajo mother Loreal Tsingine
Loreal Tsingine, a 27-year-old Navajo mother, was shot to death by police in Ariz.; Native Americans express outrage, saying it is part of genocide.
On May Day
It's often forgotten, but May Day, the original, real, workers' holiday, originated in the U.S.
We need affordable housing, not condos and townhouses
As one activist said, "there is a time to write letters, a time to meet, and when all else fails, a time to take to the streets."
At U.S. Capitol: 1,275 arrested fighting for democracy
Our nonviolent, civil disobedience was one action among many during a week-long mobilization aimed at starting a new, broad-based movement to restore democracy in the U.S.
North Carolina discrimination law shows limits of corporate conscience
"The legislation hastily enacted is deplorable and discriminatory, and it runs counter to everything we stand for."
This week in women's history: Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
Pelosi is the first woman, the first Californian, and first Italian-American to lead a major party in Congress and to hold the Speakership.
No country for old people
Is there a human right to age in dignity? Some countries think so. Unfortunately, ours isn't one of them.
This week in women's history: First American woman dentist
"People were amazed when they learned that a young girl had so far forgotten her womanhood as to want to study dentistry."
