Greater Civil Protest

Rules of Civil Protest, Know Your Rights

The right to join with fellow citizens in protest or peaceful assembly is critical to a functioning democracy and at the core of the First Amendment. Unfortunately, law enforcement officials sometimes violate this right…

Missouri NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant School District – Court Rules School District Violated Voting Rights Act

ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s Ferguson-Florissant School District violates the Voting Rights Act. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit on behalf of the Missouri NAACP and

We Need a Values Revolution in America: Reclaiming Moral Values and Critiquing the Values Voters Summit

Stop calling these leaders White Christians or evangelicals. Why should we listen when they p-r-a-y in public and p-r-e-y on the people? These attacks on healthcare will become devastating.

Take Action Now: Defending the DREAMers

DACA program protected 800,000 young immigrants from deportation and provided them with work permits. In North Carolina, this will impact more than 27,000 individuals and their families.

Warning Signs of Mass Violence in America?

There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive. And yet, there has been no dearth of such comparisons since the 2016 presidential election. Many commentators have also drawn parallels between the

White Nationalists Who Marched in Charlottesville Are Being Identified — and Are Getting Fired From Their Jobs!

Thanks to NY Daily News writer Shaun King, a very popular Twitter account called @YesYoureRacist, and other hard-working Twitter users, many of the white nationalists who recently participated in the violent racial riot in Charlottesville, Virginia are being identified. Even more, some of

‘This Fight Is Our Fight the Battle to Save America’s Middle Class’ by Elizabeth Warren

The fiery U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and bestselling author offers a passionate, inspiring book about why our middle class is under siege and how we can win the fight to save it Written in the candid, high-spirited voice that is