Twenty-two years ago, three union leaders for mine workers employed by an American company were killed. The murders have gone unsolved. But now the Colombian government is prosecuting two company executives for financing the paramilitary group responsible for the killings.

The high court had little to say in the face of the state’s defiance, but that silence spoke volumes.

The Roberts court made a rare ruling in favor of voting rights back in July, but a later decision may have given state lawmakers a winning hand to play.

This week marks the 58th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act. We’ve lost ground in recent years—but all is not lost out there.

It’s a reminder that conservatives’ respect for the judiciary only extends as far as the courts let them entrench their own power.

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jefferson Cowie on the deep, twisted roots of American oppression

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined with the court’s liberals, but would they do it again?

It’s an ironic twist in a year when Americans rallied to democracy’s defense.

A slew of ballot initiatives are allowing millions of Americans the chance to overhaul how their elections are run.

Clarence Thomas sat silent for years before he said a word. The court’s newest justice came out swinging at her first hearing.

Conservative state legislatures are using pandemic-era surpluses to give tax cuts for the wealthy while maintaining unfair flat taxes that punish the poor.

As the Supreme Court hears arguments over Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, the director of a clinic in the South reflects on the damage already done.

We’ve heard repeatedly from the country’s vaccine resisters. But what about the people who follow the rules? They’re ignored and forgotten—and they are in pain.

Trump’s apparent defeat wasn’t the only election result this week that suggested voters’ growing support for a multiracial America.

Northern Irish women are still restricted by legislation crafted in 1861.

The goal of the wave of anti-abortion laws in America is to put female sexuality under strict and brutal state control.

The state's abortion ban treats women as victims of evil doctors rather than informed, willing participants.

It's not just Alabama. Inmates across the country are living—and dying—in horrific conditions.

How America became over-policed

Opposition to the president in Orange County has boosted hopes of a wave election this fall. But Democrats need more than anti-Trump anger to win.