Rights & Justice

Groups Force Policing Reforms to Settle Attack on Protesters Outside Trump White House

"The use of tear gas and rubber bullets will never be enough to silence our voices or diminish our duty to demand an end to police violence against Black communities," said one organizer.

Julia Conley · Apr 14, 2022

Migrants arrive at a port in Dover, England on April 14, 2022, the day the U.K. government announced it will process people seeking asylum in Britain more than 4,000 miles away in Rwanda.

UK Plan to Fly Asylum-Seekers to Rwanda Condemned as 'Dangerous' and 'Inhumane'

Kenny Stancil · Apr 14, 2022

'We're Suing,' Says ACLU as Kentucky GOP Enacts Draconian Abortion Ban

Jake Johnson · Apr 14, 2022

Civil Rights Groups Demand Justice for Unarmed Black Man Killed by Michigan Cop

Brett Wilkins · Apr 13, 2022

WaPo Gives Bigots Platform to Control Narrative on Sexual Politics in Schools

Julie Hollar · Apr 13, 2022

The first bus of migrants that Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent from the U.S.-Mexico border to Washington, D.C. arrived outside an office building that houses Fox News on April 13, 2022.

'Dehumanizing and Cynical Stunt': Texas Bus Drops Off Migrants Outside Fox News HQ in DC

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Fox News are engaging in "deliberate cruelty that treats human beings like pawns," said one immigrant rights advocate.

Kenny Stancil · Apr 13, 2022

The US Supreme Court Has a Very Serious Clarence Thomas Problem

The Supreme Court Justice is doing great harm to the reputation of the court.

Bill Blum · Apr 13, 2022

Federal Spending on Charter Schools Needs Reform

The changes would help make sure that for-profit organizations no longer receive grant money to manage charter schools.

Jeremy Mohler · Apr 13, 2022

Poor People's Campaign Marches on Wall Street Against 'Lies of Neoliberalism'

"We are here to tell the stock exchange and Wall Street to stop trading our lives, that we want living wages and healthcare and clean air and voting rights."

Brett Wilkins · Apr 12, 2022

'Staggering' Analysis Finds Amazon's Injury Rate Rose 20% Last Year

"Amazon's high-pressure operations keep resulting in worker injuries in unprecedented numbers, and the situation is worsening."

Jessica Corbett · Apr 12, 2022

'Blatantly Unconstitutional' Ban on Nearly All Abortions Signed Into Law in Oklahoma

"We are at a tipping point for abortion rights nationwide," warned president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Julia Conley · Apr 12, 2022

Indiana University Grad Students Are Trying to Unionize—and They Should!

The striking graduate student workers are doing something all too rare on campuses and in our society: they are joining together to speak up for themselves, and refusing to back down in the face of corporate condescension and bullying.

Jeffrey C. Isaac · Apr 12, 2022

'Stripped for Parts': On the Hedge Fund Destroying US Journalism

Alden, the nation’s second-largest newspaper owner by circulation, is a major threat to the existence of good, strong, and enduring local journalism in America.

Rick Goldsmith · Apr 12, 2022

Report Says 'Cruel and Regressive' US Insulin Prices Violate Human Rights

"People who need insulin shouldn't have to break the bank just to survive, but in the U.S. they often do," said a researcher with Human Rights Watch.

Jake Johnson · Apr 12, 2022

Democracy 'Under Siege' in GOP War on Black Voters: Report

"Never before has the nation seen such an insidious and coordinated campaign to obliterate the very principle of 'one person, one vote' from the political process."