Prisoners and guard at Louisiana State Penitentiary, in Angola, La. By Jason Stanley In 1980, there were 500,000 Americans in prison or jail. By 2013, there were more than 2.3…
By Steven HsiehTwitter Amarion Allen, 11-years-old, stands in front of a police line shortly before shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri August 9, 2015. (Reuters/Rick…
Aug 7, 2015 | By CAP Action War Room The Crazy Things The Republican Candidates Said, And The Important Things They Left Out Yesterday morning the Cleveland Plain Dealer featured…
By James Surowiecki Donald Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again!” A better one might be “Only in America.” You could not ask for a better illustration of the…
By Lamont Lilly, Participants in the Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland, Ohio, participate in the gathering’s Opening Ceremony. (Photo: Layla Amatullah Barrayn) The Movement for Black Lives National…
By: Wade Henderson Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stand onstage prior to the Voters First Presidential Forum for Republicans at St….
By Simon McCormack Nearly one year after Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a new poll shows a growing number of people believe there’s…
By Nusrat Choudhury Throughout our country’s history, the federal government has used the fear of threats – real or perceived – to conduct surveillance on domestic groups and people who…
byHerbert Dyer, Jr. “I will state flatly that the bulk of this country’s white population impresses me, and has so impressed me for a very long time, as being beyond…
Note: In honor of Michael Brown, one year after his killing, protests are being held across the nation. Find one near you or create one at the Ferguson National Response…
By Laura Flanders Black Lives Matter cofounder Opal Tometi. (Photo: GritTV) What might a global Black Lives Matter movement look like? We may find out sooner than we think. I…
A row of activists with linked arms at a Black Lives Matter protest in Baltimore on April 29, 2015. (Flickr / Arash Azizzada) In the early moments of the uprising…













