Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...

In other immigration news, the Trump administration has resumed placing asylum-seeking families in detention — restarting a ...

Bahraini authorities abuse and threaten children detained in connection with protests and other forms of political expression ...

The press has long documented violence and helped secure justice. Black journalists have been essential in this work.

Balart, a Cuban-American Republican politician who defended immigrants and fiercely opposed Fidel Castro’s regime to help ...

Human rights activist Ribal al-Assad condemned European countries for lifting sanctions on Syria's new "terrorist" regime that is "killing civilians." ...

This is a great post from Mike Masnick about why Techdirt is writing more or less full-time about the Trump regime’s attack ...

Hundreds of people took part in another anti-Trump protest at the state capitol Tuesday.  The rally was part of “Light for ...

I have not witnessed an attack on our democracy such as the one we are all experiencing. To younger readers: This is very ...

The mother, whom Democracy Now! is not identifying at the request of the family, described being handcuffed in front of her children, aged 6 and 9. The troopers called Border Patrol agents ...

In a guest column, Paul Killam, a retired professor of government and public affairs, offers a handful of ideas that would ...

These local elections will be the first held since a new state law took effect tightening voter ID requirements.