This weekend, on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots,police raided a new gay bar in Fort Worth. Seven arrests were made for public intoxication, and one man remains in intensive care for blows he received while being "subdued" by police. A prote

On February 12, Muzzammil Hassan beheaded his wife Aasiya Zubair Hassan in Buffalo, New York. Speak out for victims of domestic abuse everywhere and call for Mr. Hassan to be brought to justice!

The first two days of torture started with threatening questions about his family's conspiracy. Shin Dong-Hyuk had no answers because at age 14, he was required to live in the dormitory with other teenagers in North Korea's notorious political prison camp

Ty Inc. released dolls named Sasha and Malia two days after the Presidential Inauguration. In response, Michelle Obama called it inappropriate. Tell Ty to recall the dolls and to stop exploiting President Obama's young daughters for profit!

This isn't a new issue, but unfortunately this traumatic, cultural practice that removes part or all of a woman's external genitalia is still around.

After a week of 1000s of copies of anti-Muslim DVDs circulating, a "chemical irritant" was sprayed through a window of the the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton where babies and children were being kept while their mothers were engaged in prayers.

When minorities, women, seniors, and people with disabilities are not fairly represented at news operations at all levels - particularly as owners - Americans see, hear, and read fewer diverse viewpoints. How the public views issues - and whether or not

The Alliance for Public Technology is sponsoring a contest to raise awareness of the way high-speed internet access is transforming the lives of real people in real ways. Share your story and you could win $1,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C.

Gwendolyn is one of thousands of children coping with SMA, a devastating disease that is the #1 genetic killer of children under age 2. Six hundred babies will be born in the United States with SMA this year alone. Please watch and act today.

Tell Dunkin Donuts you don't believe Rachel Ray's scarf is a terrorist symbol and that you're disappointed in their decision to pull their ad and capitulate to the hysterical fringe of the right-wing blogosphere. Read more and sign the petition >>