Despite evidence that the expiration of the US assault weapons ban in 2004 correlated with a rise in mass shootings, a new ban in the US is not on the negotiating table.
Human Rights & Justice
Protests at the NRA convention follow a Thursday demonstration by faith leaders outside the convention center as well as a walkout by students at scores of elementary, middle, and high schools across the country.
A study by RAND found that moving to a Medicare for All system would save a family with an income of less than $185,000 about $3,000 a year, on average.
In Texas, anti-abortion laws are creating uncertainties that may deter some doctors and other providers from offering optimal miscarriage treatment.
Reuters identified five law enforcement trainers who have been hired by police and sheriffs' departments nationwide despite their support for right-wing militia groups, including Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, Three Percenters and the QAnon conspiracy.
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist who conceived the notion that husbands can’t be prosecuted for raping their wives, who sentenced women to death as “witches,” and whose misogyny stood out even in his time.
If the Supreme Court does strike down Roe v. Wade, it will be the first time the Supreme Court would be setting a precedent to take away a constitutional right from Americans.
Roe v. Wade doesn’t just protect abortion rights. It’s the keystone that keeps politicians out of the most intimate aspects of our lives.
The leaked draft of the Supreme Court's repudiation of Roe v. Wade has caused an explosion of anger from a wide majority and cheers from right wing religious extremists.
During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman put aside her fight against slavery to conduct combat as a soldier and spy for the United States Army.
If we want the International Criminal Court to investigate Putin and Russia's crimes against humanity, we need to set an example by joining the court ourselves.
The GOP’s voter suppression laws are a coordinated effort to turn back the clock on civil rights. The problem is that these laws are working. They need to be stopped before more states adopt them.
A historian explores three myths about the Supreme Course: court packing, judicial review and meeting the expectations of the appointing presidents. They are not what you thought they were.
Republicans who voted against protecting diabetics from inflated insulin prices are clearly in the camp of corporate profits over human lives. This dramatically points to the dire necessity of finally instituting universal healthcare.
Just as non-existent election fraud has been used to pass voter suppression laws, Republicans are using their fear of critical race theory as an excuse to ban the teaching of the history of racial suppression and enslavement.
Ironically the majority of actual voter fraud cases have been found in Florida and were committed by Republican voters.
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