“Citizenship–the time is now!” rang from Capitol Hill yesterday at the Immigration Reform Rally. Thousands packed the West Lawn to tell Congress that comprehensive reform of immigration policy–and a pathway […]
On Wednesday, March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Windsor v. United States, a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act. With two hearings on successive days related to the […]
by John Zangas On March 26, oral arguments were presented to the U.S. Supreme Court in Hollingworth v. Perry, a case to reinstate Proposition 8, California’s ballot initiative declaring same-sex […]
A light projection onto the Supreme Court Building. This week the Court hears arguments on potentially landmark cases involving same-sex marriage.
On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court hears arguments on cases banning same-sex marriage. The hearings have become a flashpoint for opposing social movements, whose members clashed outside the […]
Both supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage are arriving in Washington because of two Supreme Court hearings this week on the controversial issue. The District, however, didn’t greet visitors with […]
by Rob Brune Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore City Council are treating human beings like trash. They’re about to raze the third encampment of homeless along the Jones-Falls Expressway, just […]
Denise Oliver Velez sums up the importance of women marching for the vote 100 years ago: March 3, 1913, was a major milestone in the battle for women in the […]
The Red Lake Nation claims that Enbridge Energy is trespassing on lands ceded to them in Minnesota by operating multiple pipelines without an easement. On February 28, they began occupying […]
Today, the only person prosecuted because of the CIA torture program is going to prison. Justice at last. Finally we’re seeing some accountability for heinous and detestable acts committed in […]
