It was 1 a.m., three hours since I’d last felt my toes, and the four of us stood over a man who may have been dead …
Justice Department Aims to Cut Short Racially Biased Drug Sentences
In December, President Obama used his presidential pardon power to shorten the discriminatory sentences of 8 drug offenders. On Thursday, the Justice Department said they want to commute a lot more.
Following Death of Autistic Child, U.S. Will Sponsor Optional Tracking Devices for Kids with Autism
Following the death of Avonte Oquendo, a New York teen with severe autism, lawmakers look for a solution.
‘Pro-Family’ Legislators Kill Bill Protecting Same-Sex Families
A subcommittee in Virginia’s House of Delegates killed a bill to allow second-parent adoption for children whose parents are not legally married.
Family Research Council Attacks Marriage Equality With Study That Didn’t Research Same-Sex Couples
Tony Perkins and Peter Sprigg argue a new study that has nothing to say about same-sex parenting is more evidence to support their opposition to marriage equality.
Here’s Where People are Working to Raise the Minimum Wage Without Congress
Congress hasn’t budged on raising the minimum wage, but that doesn’t mean workers aren’t getting pay increases.
Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants to Ban All Marriages
If Oklahoma Rep. Mike Turner can’t ban just gay marriages, he wants to ban them all.
Virginia’s Attorney General’s Decision not to Defend Marriage Inequality is not Unprecedented
Newly inaugurated Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) announced Thursday that he believes Virginia’s state marriage inequality amendment violates the United States Constitution and that he will not defend it against ongoing court challenges.
Is Your State Winning the Fight Against Homelessness?
Roughly half the states in the US saw their homeless populations increase over the past five years, even as the national number has declined.
There Has Been an Average of One School Shooting Every Other School Day So Far This Year
Last year was supposed to be a year of action to curb gun violence in our schools. But three weeks into the new year, statistics suggest that the problem could actually be worsening.
One Question Journalists Could Ask to Improve Reporting on Transgender People
Katie Couric and Grantland have recently provided two examples of how not to talk about the lives of transgender people.
Obama Launches Initiative To Combat Rape: ‘I Want Every Young Man To Feel Some Strong Peer Pressure’
“We can do more to make sure that every man out there—in junior high, high school, and college—understands what’s expected of them, and what it means to be a man.”
Nevada Conservatives to Ninth Circuit: Marriage Equality is Just Like White Supremacy
The conservative group defending Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage is concerned that same-sex couples want to redefine the institution just like white supremacists did.
The Bachelor’ is Wrong and Cliche About Gay Men-But Accidentally Right About Reality TV
Current ‘Bachelor’ Juan Pablo Galavis comments about gays were off-base, but he got one thing right.
The 4 Most Important Points in Bill Simmons’ Apology for Publishing a Piece Outing a Trans Woman
Other news organization can learn from Simmons’ candor about his organization’s grave errors of judgement and their failures to be curious.
How Two Senators Want to Change the Way the US Wages War
The hope is that by repealing and replacing the War Powers Act, these two senators will make it harder for the US to find itself at war.