Authoritarian regimes make crushing unions a top priority for a reason: Strong, independent unions are the best safeguard against tyranny.

Among the giants of America’s civil-­liberties tradition—from Thomas Jefferson to John Stuart Mill, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

As the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution, was celebrated across the ...

New York City has proclaimed April 14 as "Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Day," recognising the principal architect of India's ...

In Austin, a Venezuelan exile sensed a familiar knot in his stomach after a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump ...

Heuerta spoke of her long history of activism and how she sees new opportunities for new leadership in the civil rights ...

The British parliamentarian, who would be 100 today, challenged militarism, colonialism, neoliberalism, and the complacency ...

Thirty of South Africa’s boxing champions were recently honored as icons of resilience, resistance, and national pride during a ministerial dinner in Pretoria, held as part of the Celebration of 30 ...

Solon did and abolished slavery and prepared Athenian citizens for sharing power. Kleisthenes, after Solon, completed the transition to democracy – making the people of Athens the ruling power.

The military government there says the number of people killed has now risen to ... The prison housing Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's jailed democracy icon, is believed to be "largely unaffected ...