Gitmo Prisoner, Hunger-Striking for Nine Years, Cleared for Release
A U.S. government review board said Friday that Abdul Rahman Shalabi, a prisoner who has been on a nine-year hunger strike at the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has…
Guilty of Killing Journalists, Israel Mocks Foreign Correspondents in Gaza
Israel on Monday provoked the outrage of journalists and human rights campaigners alike when its foreign ministry released a short, animated video mocking foreign correspondents reporting from Gaza. Critics say…
Conflict Mineral Ruling 'Sets Dangerous Precedent' on Corporate Personhood
In a ruling that rests on what one rights group described as "a warped interpretation of the First Amendment," a three-judge panel has said that corporations have a constitutional right…
Dems on offense in gubernatorial races
After Republicans won big in successive election cycles to take control of more governorships than at almost any other time in the party’s history, the GOP now finds itself defending…
D'Army Bailey, Civil Rights Leader and Renaissance Man, Dies at 73
D'Army Bailey, a civil rights activist, judge, author, and actor who founded the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, died on Sunday. He was 73. His wife, Adrienne Bailey,…
Hawking, Musk, Woz: We Must Ban the 'Kalashnikovs of Tomorrow'
More than 1,000 science and technology experts on Monday published an open letter calling for a ban on autonomous weapons—machines capable of killing without human operators—to prevent a "virtually inevitable"…
'Bulldozing' Democracy, UK Government Poised to Greenlight Fracking Bonanza
The United Kingdom is on the brink of a fracking bonanza after reporting this weekend revealed plans to begin 'fast tracking' new drilling plans. According to The Sunday Times in…
Seismic Blasting in Pursuit of Oil Puts Whales at Risk, Report Confirms
A new report urges "extreme caution" in using seismic airguns to explore for fossil fuels underwater, saying it is "indisputable" that the practice has adverse impacts on Arctic marine life,…
After Canadian Court Ruling, Has Law 'Finally Caught Up With Chevron'?
In a unanimous ruling hailed as "a major victory for human rights and corporate accountability," the Canadian Supreme Court declared on Friday that a group of Ecuadorian villagers can pursue…
Texas Demands Planned Parenthood Files in 'Politically Motivated' Raids
Texas officials on Thursday made unannounced visits to Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the state to demand "thousands of pages" of documents in what the healthcare group and its advocates called…
Pittsburgh mayor hits Trump, Tom Brady in campaign ad
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto (D) is launching a new ad for his 2017 mayoral campaign that targets President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats…
For Refugees Seeking Freedom, Croatia Now Front-Line of 'Fortress Europe'
Violently turned away from the Hungarian border, thousands of people fleeing war and poverty entered Croatia on Thursday, in pursuit of new routes to Western European countries where they are…