Social & Civil Rights

28+ min ago   (1136+ words) Chino Valley school-board president Sonja Shaw: “We need reading, writing and math to be the focus. We don’t need personal opinions of teachers and administrators.” If you ask Sonja Shaw why she’s running for state superintendent of public instruction, she’ll…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (899+ words) The UN Special Rapporteur’s report on in-work poverty documents widespread human rights abuses in US workplaces. To address these, lawmakers must protect the economic rights of workers. The United States has long lagged behind its Western counterparts in guaranteeing the…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (383+ words) In a Q&A with Michigan Advance, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee says she would prioritize education, economic justice and protecting democracy if elected in November. Benson, the Democratic nominee for governor facing off against Republican nominee John James, sat down…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1064+ words) A voting center is seen in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Oct. 7, the first day of early voting. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption It was loteria night at the offices of Living United for Change in Arizona, or LUCHA,…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago   (382+ words) By Steve Gorman Oct 13 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department has agreed to forgo prosecution of a former CIA analyst and White House National Security Council official who was accused of working as an The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist is accused of…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (329+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. It can’t be that President Donald Trump lies too much, or that his Department of Justice is a politicized…...

11+ hour, 51+ min ago   (540+ words) ANNISTON, AL — The City of Anniston has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant on behalf of the Anniston Freedom Center to support the restoration of three historic buildings located across from the former Greyhound Bus Depot on Gurnee Avenue. The funding,…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (721+ words) When it comes to DEI, corporate “boards need not follow the nearest political coalition. They simply need to read the law,” writes former Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr., who now serves with the Free Enterprise Project and Project…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (204+ words) Published 2:47 pm Tuesday, October 13, 2026 A Redmond activist group is joining in a nationwide voter participation and election protection rally this Saturday. Indivisible Redmond will meet at the corner of Sixth Street and Highland Avenue near the old JoAnn Fabrics store,…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (449+ words) Organizers expect thousands of residents will gather Saturday afternoon on the Allen County Courthouse green to encourage local voters to cast their ballots well before Election Day on Nov. 3. The rally, organized by Indivisible Northeast Indiana, is being billed as…...