Assata Shakur Named to FBI’s Terrorist List

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added the first woman to its list of most wanted terrorists. Assata Shakur — the step-aunt of slain rapper Tupac Shakur — is currently wanted for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper 40 years ago. As of Thursday, the reward for her capture hit $2 million — […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added the first woman to its list of most wanted terrorists. Assata Shakur — the step-aunt of slain rapper Tupac Shakur — is currently wanted for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper 40 years ago. As of Thursday, the reward for her capture hit $2 million — with $1 million coming from the FBI and $1

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Could Immigration Bill Set Off Another Backlash?

A Senate committee prepares to begin voting this week on far-reaching immigration legislation.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

As a Senate committee prepares to begin voting this week on far-reaching immigration legislation, advocates are watching warily to see whether relatively tame opposition balloons into the kind of fierce resistance that killed Congress' last attempt to overhaul the system. Last time around, in 2007, angry calls overwhelmed the Senate switchboard

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Minnesota Joins Growing List Of States To Propose Medical Marijuana Law

The proposed legislation comes as many reveal they already use the drug to treat various ailments.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Medical marijuana is already legal in 18 states and Washington, D.C. -- legislation to legalize medical marijuana was introduced Thursday at Minnesota’s state capitol. Minnesota now joins about nine other states with pending medical marijuana legislation. Heather Azzi, political director for Minnesotans for Compassionate Care, a medical marijuana

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The Largest Civil Rights Case In US History Still Hasn’t Been Settled

Pigford v. Glickman may not be as well-known as Brown v. Board of Education, but its impact on systemic racism is just as profound.

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant

Pigford v. Glickman. The name of this important legal case perhaps does not carry the same weight as Roe v. Wade or Brown v. The Board of Education -- but it is certainly just as important. Pigford v. Glickman was a 1999 class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which alleged racial discrimination in its

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‘Nullification’ In The Air As States Fight Against Federal Gun Laws

Mobilizing the pre-Civil War doctrine of “nullification,” states assert they have the ultimate authority to decide whether a law is constitutional.

Lois Beckett
By Lois Beckett

In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons in-state without a federal license or any federal oversight. Kansas’ “Second Amendment Protection Act” backs up its states’ rights claims with a penalty

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‘¡La Lucha Es Constante!’ — Dream Act Passes Minnesota Senate

Thousands nationwide took to the streets on May Day — which is also International Workers’ Day — to demand immigration reform.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

[soundcloud id='90480014'] May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, marked 127 years of labor uprisings and union activism, and millions across the world gathered to demand better wages, benefits and working conditions. Some marches were marked by violent clashes with the police, including in Istanbul, Turkey where police fired tear

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