National

Honest discussions about racism have become so anathema in U.S. politics that its existence is denied even in obvious cases like Henry Louis Gates' arrest. July 27, 2009

The author of the new book Sexuality and Socialism talks about the massive potential of the new LGBT civil rights movement. July 23, 2009

The cuts coming in Massachusetts' highly touted health care program could be a preview of what's to come if proposals for national legislation are passed. July 23, 2009

An activist from Seattle in the newly formed Queer Ally Coalition describes the radicalization he has witnessed in the struggle for LGBT rights. July 22, 2009

Republicans are beside themselves about Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, but we can only wish Sonia Sotomayor was as radical as they think. July 21, 2009

A member of the group One Struggle, One Fight talks about the importance of solidarity in the movement for equal marriage and LGBT equality. July 21, 2009

A San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality activist describes the organizing behind a sit-in the day after the California Supreme Court upheld Prop 8. July 20, 2009

The Supreme Court's decision in a case involving Connecticut firefighters' exams has dealt a blow to efforts to fight workplace discrimination. July 16, 2009

How is it that the name of a high-ranking Obama administration official came to be featured in an ad campaign for Big Oil? July 16, 2009

Political prisoner Leonard Peltier's case belongs among the terrible travesties of the American "justice" system. July 15, 2009

Charges against four of the San Francisco 8 were dropped when prosecutors admitted that they didn't have enough evidence to go to trial. July 14, 2009

In a long overdue victory, Ronald Kitchen and Marvin Reeves were freed from an Illinois prison on July 7 after nearly two decades behind bars. July 8, 2009

At the emergency room where I work, during one weekend, two patients died for no reason other than the fact that they were poor and uninsured. July 7, 2009

What is broken either must be fixed or replaced—and who can deny that the system is broken today? July 7, 2009

The reality of abortion access today increasingly depends upon a woman's socioeconomic status and geographic location. July 7, 2009

New climate legislation relies on free-market solutions to preserve the environment, but the only thing it will preserve are corporate profits. July 2, 2009

An off-duty Chicago police officer whose senseless assault on a 5-foot-3, 115-pound woman was caught on security tape won't serve a day in jail. July 2, 2009

Today is the day when a new fiscal year begins in Illinois--and the state government's "doomsday budget" could become a reality. July 1, 2009

Two leading civil rights and immigrant rights activists have been charged with felonies in separate cases, and face possible prison time. July 1, 2009

On a bright, warm afternoon, Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott finally walked out of a Texas jail after a judge ordered them released. June 30, 2009

One of America's longest-serving political prisoners reflects on his 34 years in prison, and his hopes for a better world. June 30, 2009

I was horrified but not surprised by the deadly collision on the Red Line in Washington, D.C.--regular riders know it wasn't a question of if, but when. June 25, 2009

In a vote that should go down as a day of shame for Democrats, the House voted to approve another $106 billion for the bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. June 22, 2009

Trey Joyner will never get to tell what happened when police shot him in the back. And information seems as hard to get out of the authorities. June 18, 2009

Wall Street is reviled throughout the country for wrecking the economy--but it's still getting its way on legislation in Congress. June 16, 2009