Reject Anti-Immigrant, Pro-war Appropriations Bill
When the House of Representatives passed the $81 billion war appropriations bill last month, they slipped in an attachment called REAL ID.
Is There Still A Dream?
As we mark the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination nearly forty years ago, we might ask ourselves: is there still a dream?
Civil Liberties Group Brings Racial Profiling Issue to UN
The State Department purported to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a basic definition of human rights and condemned violations of the principles codified in that document.
Incident on a Friday Night, Beaubien and Monroe, Detroit
Ten years had passed since I’d been the target of ten cops near Beaubien and Monroe Streets in Detroit’s Greektown District.
The 'Morality' and 'Reality' of David Brooks
David Brooks recently wrote an article called 'Morality and Reality' in which he discusses the Terri Schiavo case and claims the moral high ground for the conservative position (replace the feeding tube.)
China's Report on Human Rights Violations in the US (Pt. 1)
In 2004 the atrocity of US troops abusing Iraqi POWs exposed the dark side of human rights performance of the United States. The scandal shocked the humanity and was condemned by the international community.
China's Report on Human Rights Violations in the US (Pt. 2)
The United States refuses to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights and took negative attitude to the economic, social and cultural rights of the laborers.
China's Report on Human Rights Violations in the US (Pt. 3)
The situation of American women and children was disturbing. The rates of women and children physically or sexually victimized were high.
Cuban Elections Do Not Compare to US Elections
JUST a few days away from municipal elections in Cuba (April 17) there are reasons for attempting to find an equation to parallel the electoral process in general on the island and that of the United States.
Corporate America is Out of Touch on Social Security Issue
A far-right organization bristling from the union's campaign against privatization has attacked the AFL-CIO in a recent press statement.