A surge in the number of executions recorded worldwide saw more people put to death last year than at any point since 1989, Amnesty International…

In several of my German articles I have been arguing that an "Islamic State" doesn't make any sense without the control over the sacred sites…

Free speech is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who are easily offended, readily intimidated or who need everything wrapped…

“This is what democracy looks like” goes the popular protest chant.  However, it’s not democracy that captures the imagination, provides answers, and drives today’s resistance …

-More stories of failed charitable freebee attempts by first-world “do gooders” to save the poor… -How “do gooders” team up with corporate monsters like Mcdonalds…

Multi-million-dollar advertising money has long been suspected as an unspoken filter for Western news media coverage. If the news conflicts with advertising interests then it…

It looks like Vitamin D is more valuable than previously understood. You'll want to learn the details so you'll know how much you need and…

This column includes material from Chris Hedges’ interview of Rachel Moran. Prostitution abolition activist Moran is a former prostitute and a writer, blogger and founding…

Robot ethicists have launched the Campaign Against Sex Robots, seeking a ban on the development of robotic sexytimes. The reality of pleasure bots is fast…

Human rights violations committed by ISIS are condemned the world over – rightly so – whereas those committed by the US-led coalition fighting ISIS are…

Prof. Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois Law School with a long career as an anti-war activist and…

Mass Incarceration USA: Ending It, and What Started It With 2.4 million people in its prisons, jails and detention centers—and an additional 5 million people…