Today, as millions gather around their television to watch the Super Bowl, union members and Occupy Wall Street demonstrators will gather in Indianapolis to protest social and political inequalities that harm American families. A direct action event will take place at noon Super Bowl Sunday on the south lawn of the Indiana State House in Indianapolis, where [...]

  Written by Oiwan Lam Wu Ying, named China’s sixth richest woman in 2006, lost an appeal against her death sentence at the Zhejiang Higher People’s Court on January 18, 2012. Many citizens have pleaded online for Wu’s life believing the death sentence was meant to silence her from exposing corruption by government officials who [...]

  by Lamar and Ronnie Tyler February is Black History month. It’s a time when we celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to American society. Believe it or not, I have many environmental accomplishments to celebrate during Black History month this year. You might say: Ronnie, why are you celebrating? According to the study, Air of [...]

City governments used the element of surprise and sometimes force to evict members of Occupy Austin and Occupy Washington D.C. from their public encampments over the past 48 hours. Occupy Austin Ousted With 30 Minute Warning Occupy Austin had been demonstrating on the plaza in front of Austin City Hall for 120 days (here’s what [...]

  Written by Rachel Griffin As a Black feminist scholar, every February I find myself troubled by the ways that we simultaneously remember and forget women who look like me. Not that I’m satisfied with the memory of Black women every other month of the year but February–Black History Month–can be especially disappointing. I find myself [...]

  Two gay men have filed a federal lawsuit claiming officers from the Cleveland Police Department beat them and humiliated them in two separate incidents last April. Jonathan Simcox and Steven Ondo say they were walking home from a restaurant on April 2, 2011, when they had a disagreement. As a result, they temporarily parted company. [...]

  Google announced they will be rolling out a new privacy plan. This is in keeping with the company’s goal of creating an intuitive user experience across their more than 70 product platforms.  The new, easier-to-read policy will cover all of its products and users will not be able to opt out. Changes are slated to [...]

15-year-old Stephon Watts, who had Asperger's Syndrome, was shot by police on Wednesday and later pronounced dead.

African Americans for Humanism (hereafter referred to as the AAH) are launching a new awareness campaign for Black History Month. The campaign was announced on SkepChick by organizer Debbie Goddard: Today I’m proud to announce the new African Americans for Humanism campaign, just in time for Black History Month! Billboards and transit shelter ads featuring [...]

Travel to Mexican resorts used to mean sun and frolic. But many people have been reconsidering their travel plans to Mexico as violence in the country rises, even at idyllic beach paradises. Despite Mexico’s claim that tourists at resorts are the safest people in Mexico, visitors are getting increasingly wary of the destination. Two weeks [...]