Supreme Court

Beyond Trayvon: When the personal ain’t political

Column written on July 21st. The Trayvon Martin case is rightly the straw that broke the camel’s back, for it…

August 4, 2013

Why DOMA was unconstitutional

The following column was written on July 2 by Abu-Jamal, a political prisoner at SCI Mahanoy in Frackville, Pa. It…

July 8, 2013

‘Hideous and revolting’: Frederick Douglass on U.S. slavery

The following excerpts are from the powerful speech entitled “What to the slave is 4th of July,” made by Frederick…

July 2, 2013

500 legal lynchings mark ‘modern era’ of death penalty in Texas

Texas is poised to carry out its 500th execution on June 26 at 6 p.m. at the Walls Prison Unit in…

June 25, 2013

Alabama struggle defends voter rights

Selma, Ala. — The National Coalition of Leaders to Save Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is in the forefront…

June 17, 2013

Why same-sex marriage matters

When the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on same-sex marriage over two days in late March, it signaled how far…

April 2, 2013

Free Lynne Stewart NOW!

On Feb. 21, a petition of certiorari was submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of Lynne Stewart, a brilliant,…

March 10, 2013

On 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

The 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision is Jan. 22. How have women fared since then…

January 22, 2013

Holy Land 5 appeal rejected by Supreme Court

Noor Elashi, daughter of Holy Land 5 defendant Ghassan Elashi, describes her father’s case in the following ex­cer­pted ­article, published…

October 31, 2012

Monsanto, genetic engineering and food

If genetically modified (GM) foods and genetically engineered (GE) agricultural products are as “safe” as manufacturers Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences…

October 8, 2012