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Activists pressed Clinton to address her support of the crime bill that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, signed into law in 1994. That legislation led to the largest increases in federal and state prison inmates of any president in American ...
Former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous remembers the life of civil rights pioneer Julian Bond, who was chairman of the NAACP from 1998 to 2010.
Nine of the 10 hottest months since record keeping began in 1880 have occurred since 2005. Climatologists also expect 2015 to be the hottest year on record.
The population of New Orleans is now approximately 385,000 -- about 80 percent of its pre-Katrina population. According to the Urban League, the income gap between black and white residents has increased by 37 percent since 2005.
A new independent report has dismissed the Mexican government's version of the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa teachers' college in September 2014.
When Corbyn first announced his candidacy three months ago, oddsmakers put his odds of winning at 200 to one. But on Saturday, Corbyn won in a landslide, receiving 59 percent of the vote.
Under the terms of the Justice Department's $900 million settlement, no GM executives will be prosecuted for covering up the faulty ignition switch linked to at least 124 deaths. "Democracy Now!" speaks to longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader about t...
On Thursday, Pope Francis became the first pope ever to address a joint session of Congress. He urged nations to adopt the Golden Rule when it came to dealing with refugees, and called for an end to the international arms trade.
Peter Greste, a journalist for Al Jazeera, reflects on his time in prison in Egypt, where the government held him for broadcasting false news.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Monday before leaving the U.S. after a seven-day trip that focused primarily on strengthening commercial ties between the U.S. and India. Before his election, Modi had been barr...
Robert Reich, former labor secretary under President Clinton, discusses the economic plans of Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders.
Russia has becoming the latest foreign government to intervene in a war that has already killed over 240,000 people and displaced millions. "Democracy Now!" speaks to Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi about the conflict.
