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  • Activism
    Photo Essay: “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”
    August 15, 2014
    | Charina Nadura
    People in more than 90 cities around the country took to the streets on Thursday to protest the police shooting of an unarmed African-American teenager in Missouri.
  • Justice
    All Eyes Are on Ferguson After the Police Shooting of an Unarmed Teen -- Here's Our Essential Reader
    August 14, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    A roundup of some key articles about Ferguson, and the militarization of American policing.
  • Maya Angelou on Facing Evil
    August 14, 2014 | Moyers & Company
    In this second of two programs celebrating the life and work of the late writer, Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 conference on evil.
  • 11 Facts About America's Militarized Police Forces
    August 13, 2014
    | Alex Kane
    It's not just Ferguson -- the War on Terror has reshaped police departments across the country to look like invading armies.
  • Justice
    Civil Rights Advocates Launch Petition Drive to Protect Voting Rights
    August 13, 2014
    | Brennan Center for Justice
    To mark the 49th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, civil rights advocates are asking members of Congress to strengthen the law’s core protection.
  • Civil Liberties
    North Carolina Becomes the Latest Casualty of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision
    August 11, 2014 | Updated August 12, 2014
    | Ari Berman
    Last week, a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to block key provisions of the state’s new voting law, widely described as the most onerous in the country.
  • Congress Must Keep Its Voting Rights Promise
    August 10, 2014
    | Nicole Austin-Hillery
    For the first time in nearly 50 years, Americans will go to the polls without a key protection under the Voting Rights Act. Congress must act to ensure every citizen can freely cast a ballot.
  • Arts & Culture
    Going Home With Maya Angelou
    August 7, 2014 | Moyers & Company
    Revisit an episode from over 30 years ago, in which Bill joined the legendary writer on her return to the small Arkansas town where she grew up.
  • From ‘Freedom Summer' to 'Courtroom Summer’
    August 6, 2014
    | Victoria Bassetti
    How armies of lawyers are now fighting to preserve the Voting Rights Act, which turned 49 this week.
  • Civil Liberties
    Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying
    August 5, 2014
    | Lee Fang
    The order to delete the article came from NewsOne's parent company, a business partner to Comcast. The reason? They didn't like what it said.


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