The wheels of justice, so says the old adage, turn slowly. No one can better attest to the truth of that statement than Thomas Moore, 63, who has been in determined pursuit of justice for the kidnapping and murder of his brother Charles Eddie Moore back in 1964.

All people living in the U.S. without legal immigration status can apply for permanent residence status upon passage of this bill.   From the date of passage of the bill forward, all immigrants living in the U.S. for at least five years shall be eligible to apply for permanent residence status.

Almost a century after the end of the civil war, a new civil rights movement emerged which culminated in the passage of the US Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was not achieved through the largesse of then President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was achieved as a result of a broad and engaged struggle, one that united people across racial, ethnic, religious and class lines.

Recently, however, I have been reminded that although gains have certainly been made in curbing racism and other forms of hate and intolerance, these diseases are still with us. And if you've read the news over the past several months, quite a bit of it is coming from Virginia.

Development projects anywhere in the world often have a high human cost. In Colombia, the price is often measured in human lives and blood.

Dr. King’s views on militarism and war are especially important now when permanent war seems to be the only rhetoric coming from our national leaders. We can look into his words and deeds for guidance to recovering a saner and peaceful approach to equalizing our relationships with each other, other countries and groups of people around the world.

With the exception of right-wing nationalists (and there is no shortage of this species around here) most of the political groups in the country accept, in principle, that the Palestinian Arabs in Israel ought to enjoy full rights as citizens. Of course, in reality, this principle is violated daily in every walk of life.

Organized labor’s successful mobilization that retook Congress in 2006 is the first step in a multi-year plan to restore primacy of progressive political forces and ideas in the U.S., AFL-CIO Political Director Karen Ackerman says.

Immigrant workers and their supporters protest outside the Woodfin Suites hotel in Emeryville, the morining after hotel managers fired 20 workers.

Israel's Supreme Court has overturned a controversial Israeli law banning Palestinians from claiming compensation for harm suffered at the hands of soldiers.

Having used Latino and labor votes to recapture control of the US Congress, some influential Democratic Party power brokers now seem intent on attacking the very base that produced their victory.

In the culmination of a four year legal battle, a federal judge has ruled that the US government discriminates against blind and visually impaired persons by issuing currency that looks and feels the same.

With the General Elections in Georgia only days away, an elections integrity advocacy group has issued a controversial endorsement of a Republican candidate for Secretary of State (SOS), Karen Handel.

With the recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision to mandate equal rights to gay couples, same-sex marriage is once again taking the spotlight in an election year where voters in eight states will vote on constitutional amendments to ban it.

Religious leaders representing churches, synagogues, and mosques throughout Michigan have come together to voice their strong opposition to Proposal 2, a ballot proposal to ban affirmative action and equal opportunity initiatives in state contracting, education, and employment in the state.

About 100 people gathered earlier this week at Soho, a gay bar in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale, to express their opposition to Proposal 2, a measure that would ban affirmative action programs in the state of Michigan.

Yesterday, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to the same state benefits, protections, and obligations as different-sex couples. The court split, however, on how to remedy current state law.

With polling data indicating that voters are increasingly discontented about the aimlessness, human and financial cost, and endlessness of the war, Republicans have become paranoid about their chances of holding onto power in Congress.

Will a new balance of power in hotels make housekeepers and cooks the inheritors of the San Francisco's waterfront labor tradition, and lead to the kind of rise in the standard of living that longshoremen experienced decades ago?

Hazleton, PA is a former steel town of 31,000 people about 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia. In early July, Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta passed one of the most draconian anti-immigrant laws our nation has ever seen, the "Illegal Immigration Relief Act".

The conduct of the Republican leadership of Congress, in collaboration with the Bush administration, has been disgraceful. They have shown that they will do whatever it takes to pass legislation that benefits the privileged few.