Obama defends Kaepernick exercising his constitutional right to not stand for anthem
President Obama on Monday weighed in on the Colin Kaepernick controversy and said that the athlete had every right to not stand during...
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Attacks Native American Protesters with Dogs and Pepper Spray
On September 3, the Dakota Access pipeline company attacked Native Americans with dogs and pepper spray as they protested against the...
Rudy Martinez, falsely accused drug ringleader granted freedom after 25 years
Martinez was born and raised in Chicago. He never knew his father and his mother suffered from depression and alcoholism. Martinez’s...
Obama shortens more than 100 prison sentences
President Barack Obama on Tuesday reduced the prison sentences of more than 100 Americans convicted of drug crimes, the second large...
What the Colin Kaepernick National Anthem Protest Tells Us About America
The role of the famous black athlete has been a polarizing one for as long as sports have dominated American headlines, going all the way...
NJ Weedman Sues after City Destroys his ‘Weedmobile’
Earlier this summer, we reported on cannabis activist NJ Weedman aka Ed Forchion’s legal battles in his home state of New Jersey....
Why a Single-Payer Healthcare System is Inevitable
The best argument for a single-payer health plan is the recent decision by giant health insurer Aetna to bail out next year from 11 of...
Obama lawyers challenge the money bail system: Can people be kept in jail just because they are poor
President Obama’s civil rights lawyers are seeking a potentially far-reaching ruling to hold that the Constitution forbids the common...
It Is Time to Begin the Process of Rebuilding Our Middle-Class Economy
In The New York Times recently, the paper’s former Washington bureau chief, the veteran journalist Hedrick Smith, asked an important...
Colorado wants to ditch slavery by changing state 13th amendment
The Denver Post is reporting on a campaign to remove the word “slavery” from Colorado’s constitution. Amendment T, scheduled for the...