New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's pledge to end “unconstitutional” stop-and-frisk may fall far short of the rhetoric.

New legislation would partially protect the wages of workers who take time off for the medical needs of themselves or their families.

What little power the government still has to regulate campaign finance donations is being eroded by funding cutbacks, intimidation and bureaucracy.

The media has reported on the ever-expanding security apparatus before, but it took Snowden to get America's attention.

Bill Moyers speaks with activist Michelle Alexander about the key to unlocking our dehumanizing system of incarceration, and shares a clip from a film about an ex-convict who helps women get back on their feet after prison.

Mass incarceration has become a form of legalized discrimination that makes it more difficult for millions to participate in basic aspects of our democracy.

Julia Trigg Crawford is battling the Canadian pipeline in the courts, and everywhere else she can.

Alabama's recent experience mirrors that of other communities that have criminalized immigration.

Long-term unemployed workers will lose federal benefits shortly after Christmas. What’s happened in North Carolina since July is an indication of what will happen nationwide, and it's not pretty.

Financial reporter David Dayen thinks he's found a smoking gun.