There are reasons to celebrate, but there's still work to be done in areas such as pay equality, reproductive rights, voting rights and personal safety.

Let's hope that Michael Brown's death is the one that finally pierces the national conscience with the essential truth that racial violence kills people.

The soul-searching that the country is going through in the wake of the turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri, echoes that of our past.

Call it irony or call it a nightmare, but the “crisis” of Central American children crossing the US-Mexican border is now fading from the news.

The anti-fracking movement started with fears about contaminated drinking water, but recent scientific research shows that fracking also exacerbates climate change.

A number of small, local initiatives are beginning to transform Appalachia's coal country.

Any time spent behind bars is harmful to individuals, families, and communities. In many cases, the use of jail makes society less safe.

Because of the persistence of racism and a relaxation of the fight against it, we are moving backwards. Ferguson is just the latest illustration.

Over 1,200 of our Facebook fans wrote in with what they would like to see come out of this tragedy.

News coverage of Michael Brown's death in Missouri is proof once more of social media's power and the necessity of an Open Internet.