Texas to execute 500th person
The execution of Kimberly McCartthy today marks a macabre milestone since the 1976 Supreme Court ruling
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 15News Texas, Death Penalty
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Charity vs. solidarity: Exploring two philosophies of liberalism
The debate over affirmative action reveals a split among liberals that goes back a century
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 5:49 PM UTC 16Politics Affirmative Action
Eric Holder’s brave and welcome decision
Embattled AG's Justice Department seeks oversight of NYPD, involves administration in stop-and-frisk case
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 1:15 PM UTC 23Politics Opening Shot, Thomas Perez, NYPD
Guards detail sexual harassing prison from hell
Female officers say inmates did unspeakable acts of sex harassment, and brass ignored it. Now they're fighting back
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 12:25 PM UTC 156Politics Prisons, correctional officer
To die for: The rise in anti-gay violence
Amid enormous progress, the community is fighting a violent backlash
Monday, May 27, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 14Life Gay Rights, Crime
Lil Wayne responds to family of Emmett Till over offensive lyric
The response comes two months after Epic Records pulled the track
Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:29 PM UTCEntertainment epic records, Civil Rights
How conservatives invented “voter fraud” to attack civil rights
Phony complaints of voter fraud are the essence of a decade-long effort by the right to reverse civil rights law
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 71Business Books, Civil Rights, ALEC
Rand Paul to speak at black university
What will the audience at Howard University make of a senator with a controversial record on civil rights?
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 6:06 PM UTC 30Politics Rand Paul
Google celebrates Cesar Chavez, not Easter
The doodle has sparked outrage among those who observe the holiday
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 37Technology google doodle, Cesar Chavez
Rosa Parks’ activism wasn’t limited to a Montgomery bus
She's been lionized for her protest, but the episode hardly does justice to her career as a community organizer
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 4:57 PM UTCSocial Jacobin, Rosa Parks, Civil Rights
NYPD make 5 millionth stop-and-frisk under Bloomberg
More than 86 percent of people stopped were black or Latino
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 9:50 PM UTC 12News NYPD, stop-and-frisk, Police, NYCLU
In defense of open borders
With non-state actors replacing traditional nation-boundaries, it's time to rethink individual and societal rights
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 14Social Jacobin, Immigration, Borders
Justice Dept. probes Denver for violating deaf prisoner rights
“One of America’s most accessible cities” appears to have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 10:06 PM UTCSocial The American Independent
Is Scalia the most vile person in Washington?
Here's a case for yes
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:29 PM UTC 64Politics Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court
What does a police state look like?
Violence, arrests of Occupy protesters and stop-and-frisk. Plus: A worshipful media
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 1:29 PM UTC 61Politics Police, Civil Rights
The white South’s last defeat
Hysteria, aggression and gerrymandering are a fading demographic's last hope to maintain political control
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 131Politics South, Civil Rights, Gun Control
Rosa Parks: “I had been pushed as far as I could stand”
On her 100th birthday, a new book argues the civil rights icon's rebellion goes beyond that one famous refusal
Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 16Politics Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King
Virginia GOP sneaks through gerrymandering bill on MLK Day
The bill surprised Democrats, including one civil rights leader who was in Washington for inauguration day
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 2:02 PM UTC 31Politics Gerrymandering, Virginia
Judge clears DoJ over post-9/11 confinement of Muslims
Federal court rules immigrants subjected to harsh confinement can't proceed with suit against federal officials
Friday, Jan 18, 2013 9:45 PM UTCNews Department of Justice
Court upholds right to give police the finger
A New York man can seek damages following a disorderly conduct arrest when he "flipped the bird" at police VIDEO
Friday, Jan 4, 2013 1:50 PM UTCNews Video, Police, New York, insults
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