Human rights

Debra White Plume is a Lakota mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Fighting against corporate interests and greed, she is leading a grassroots battle to block the Keystone XL Pipeline from crossing her community's sacred land.  Quoted Debra, "Through the long, hot summer we will provide

"President Obama is right to recommit to closing Guantanamo. But it's time to do more than talk. Instead of sending more medics to force feed detainees, a process that can amount to ill-treatment, he should take concrete steps to keep his promise to close the detention facility. Even under current

Please sign this national message of support for the community of Boston, for the injured, and for the families of those killed in the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. Among those lost was an eight-year-old boy. More than 176+ people also were seriously injured. Let's send a message to

We've all seen the horrific images of hundreds of innocent women burned or crushed to death in factories while making our clothes. In the next few days we can get companies to stop it from happening again. Western clothing brands and retailers source from hundreds of factories in

Kiera Wilmot is being charged with two felonies and as an adult for a small science experiment that she created outside her school one morning last week.  Kiera mixed a household cleaner with aluminum in a small water bottle and the two ingredients reacted to the combination by popping the top off

Imagine a graduation ceremony where your principal purposely reads the wrong name. Add your voice in support of trans equality activist and high school senior Isaak Wolfe.  Issak Wolfe is a senior at Red Lion Area Senior High School and will be graduating with the rest of the senior class on June

It is the eve of my 18th medical mission as a volunteer with Operation Smile. As I prepare to leave for Ethiopia, I find myself reflecting on how miraculous it is that each mission brings strangers from different countries and cultures together in the interest of helping children in need.  I am

Since Friday, March 15, Rubén Herrera, human rights defender and member of the Departmental Assembly of Huehuetenango for the Defense of Natural Resources (ADH), has been unjustly imprisoned for alleged crimes committed in relation to community resistance of the Cambalam hydroelectric dam, Santa

In order to combat Islamophobia and anti-Arabism in our society, we need to respond firmly to any act that further entrenches misconceptions about Arabs and Muslims populations. The New York Post needs to be held accountable to discourage other media outlets from being so irresponsible . Read more

Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid acknowledged that the epidemic of sexual assault in the military is a huge problem that needs to be solved. When asked if he would support legislation introduced by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), which would take the reporting