A top progressive group is getting behind Rep. Keith Ellison’s (D-Minn.) bid to be the next Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, giving the Minnesota Democrat…
Obama's Record Deportations an Effort to Appease Republicans?
Immigrant rights activists are stepping up their campaign against the Obama administration following a New York Times report published Monday that revealed that the record…
Greenwald: From MLK to Anonymous, the State Targets Dissenters Not Just "Bad Guys"
The following is an excerpt, as it appeared in The Guardian newspaper on Tuesday, from Glenn Greenwald’s latest book, , published on May 13, 2013…
Moral Movement Launches 'Freedom Summer' in North Carolina
Protesters who for over a year have railed against the “extremist” policies of the North Carolina legislature are now bringing their fight to the voting…
Ivelisse says she has signed with AEW
Image: Ivelisse While not officially announced by the company as of now, Ivelisse said during an interview Monday night that she has signed with AEW.…
Crackdown on National Security Reporting Tanked US Press Freedom: Report
U.S. press freedom has suffered its steepest decline in a decade due to the government’s efforts to block reporting on the NSA spying scandal exposed…
IRS Delays New Rules for Dark Money Groups
After intense criticism from both ends of the political spectrum, the Internal Revenue Service has delayed indefinitely proposed rules that would have imposed new limits…
Measure Climate-Related Destruction in the Many Trillions of Dollars: UN
Measure the cost of destructive climate change-related impacts in the trillions of dollars, says a United Nations report published Thursday. The report, which focuses on…
FBI "Has No Idea" How Many Warrantless Searches It's Done
The FBI and the CIA conducted an untold amount of warrantless “backdoor searches” on thousands of private American citizens, according to an internal document (PDF)…
Trump slams Bill Clinton, mocks campaign strategy
President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named…