Defenders of the Big Brother surveillance state think we should accept it when our rights have been violated because the world is a safer place for it.
The decision to close nearly 50 Chicago schools is having an especially destructive impact on special needs students.
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to prevent employers from requiring job seekers to disclose a criminal record.
The next Palestinian uprising is likely to "shake off" the Palestinian Authority before it turns its sights toward Israel.
A leader of a Turkish union federation asks for international solidarity with the democracy protests and labor struggles.
Some 250 demonstrators gathered at the White House to demand an end to Turkey's brutality against protesters.
Days after finalizing the closure of 50 schools, Rahm Emanuel and his handpicked board are pushing for deep funding cuts at even more schools.
The streets of São Paulo became a war zone when riot police attacked a peaceful demonstration protesting transit fare hikes.
The G8 leaders meeting in Northern Ireland won't talk about it, but the grim effects of their austerity policies aren't hard to see.
When a Native American student tried to wear an eagle feather--a symbol of honor--at her graduation, she was fined for it.
Kevin Coval's new book of poems Schtick looks at identity and heritage, oppression and resistance--all with biting wit.
After paying thousands to a storage facility for 15 years, they sold my most cherished possessions to collect a small debt.
Bipartisan immigration legislation being discussed in Congress is packed with border militarization and overwhelming obstacles to legalization.
Turkish police moved against the occupation of Gezi Park, but their brutality was met by resistance across the country.
Some New York City police think of their job as hunting people like they would animals–and they have T-shirts to prove it.
Thousands of activists converged on the German financial center of Frankfurt for two days of action and mass protests.
Life in East Jerusalem is even grimmer for Palestinians, as Israeli forces target them for arbitrary arrests and home demolitions.
Striking student support workers at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., won their first-ever contract.
Vigilancia, represión y violencia no nos protegen de un mundo peligroso, al contrario, lo hacen mucho más peligroso.
Students and faculty at the University of Washington are planning to call attention to Caterpillar's human rights abuses.
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