As protests fill the streets of Turkey -- and the news internationally -- how are the nation's artists responding? This morning, ARTINFO spoke with Tu...
In Europe you can actually say hedge funds don't serve our community or our state well, so we want to regulate them heavily. In Europe you can actually ban Monsanto, isn't that amazing? It shouldn't be.
In 2011, the Kingdom hired PR wizard and former police chief John Timoney, who is well-known for his repressive police tactics used against political dissidents in the U.S. More than two years after the uprising, Timoney's contract is nearly up and the assessment in Bahrain is bleak.
Abercrombie & Fitch has apologized, again. In recent weeks, the retailer has seen its brand's popularity plummet after Business Insider resurfaced ...
I devoted my entire career to making sure that all of our children get the very best education possible, and I am willing to be arrested today to make my voice heard to the North Carolina General Assembly.
One of the defining characteristics of the LGBT community is our resilience and refusal to accept oppression. We're also known for our capacity, as a community, to put on a grand party when the situation demands it.
It was not unusual in those days for the children of the "disappeared" to be taken by members of the junta and passed off as their own. It was theft of human beings, and it was grotesque.
Students at a Batesville, Miss. high school are protesting because they believe that a transgender classmate is receiving “special treatment.” ...
CIA director nominee John Brennan sent a powerful message on Thursday when he wore an accessory that honored prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl, an Americ...
Having attended several student protests and enjoyed being part of the political scene, when I heard about a Palestinian protest, I could not refuse the offer to attend it. Little did I think that this one protest would question my views on protests and possibly be the last one I attend.
The largely peaceful protests against right-to-work legislation that brought thousands of pro-union workers to Lansing, Mich., turned ugly at times on...
For years, the Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee has faced criticism over its secrecy and selections, perhaps most notably in 1973 when Henry Kissinger ...
Anti-war activist Brian Terrell began serving a six-month sentence Friday at the federal prison camp in Yankton, South Dakota. Last April, Terrell and...
All three of the women who removed their clothing were arrested. According to ACT UP New York, they are Cassidy Gardner, 23, and Megan Mulholland, 23, who are community organizers for Queerocracy, and Jennifer Flynn, 40, of Health GAP. How many of the men were handcuffed? Not one.
At least seven nude protesters stormed House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) office in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday, according to re...
The vice is tightening in one country after another on activists for human rights, political reform, freedom of speech, and anti-corruption.
Cornel West is no stranger to controversy, and this time his fervent slingshot is aimed at black MSNBC hosts. During an interview on "Democracy N...
WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, officials from Bain Capital-owned Sensata Technologies threatened to shut down its north-central Illinois plant "immediately...
As Walmart workers across the country participate in the company’s first-ever retail worker strike, one former employee’s dispute with the big box...
To such a degree has religion fueled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social development and impaired human relations across the world that on...
On September 18 the U.S. announced that they are shutting down USAID activities in Russia at a request of the Russian government. End of USAID operations poses a very serious threat to development of the country's civil society for years to come.
FAIRFAX, Va. -- One day after criticizing President Obama in the hours following the announcement of the deaths of four U.S. diplomats, Republican pre...
As history repeats itself, the only thing ludicrous is the incessant stubbornness of both the West's commitment to "free speech" and the Muslim world's rush to violence, the irony of which is lost upon them both.
TAMPA, Fla. -- As a fierce rain began to fall on Occupy Tampa's small encampment, Andrew Speirs, 22, took shelter in the food tent. On a table was...
Police, National Guard members and other security personnel were more than prepared for the protests on Monday. Multiple helicopters hovered above the...
