The Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed decades of law that permitted citizens to discriminate against others just because of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Among the flurry of new laws coming to Tennessee in the New Year is one that will require tattoo artists to learn the signs of human trafficking and how to report the crime.

Human evolution is explained through branching lineages rather than a simple linear progression. Fossils, genetics, and archaeology together reveal how multiple human species emerged, interacted, and ...

This commentary is the first in a three-part series: Part 1 discusses the sections of the OBBBA related to Medicaid eligibility reforms. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes significant ...

People in the West say they must avoid a new Cold War without realizing that they are already in one – and China is winning. Qin Hui, professor emeritus of history and economics at Tsinghua University ...

As the world marks Universal Human Rights Day on Wednesday, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta is inviting the public to explore its newly renovated galleries—completely free of ...

Effective January 1, 2026, Public Act 103-0804 will take effect in Illinois, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (“Act”). The amendment targets the use of AI in employment decisions. The ...

Vermont’s new education reform law, Act 73, sets in motion a multi-year effort to restructure how the state funds and governs its public schools. During a live conversation on Dec. 2, 2025, I sat down ...

WASHINGTON — FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans groups ...

In August 2025, the U.S Department of State released its annual "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," which omitted previously reported human rights violations, including "political freedoms, ...

The State Department’s next human rights report will move away from calling out the persecution of marginalized groups such as women, ethnic and racial minorities, people with disabilities and the ...

In a recent British court ruling an Albanian criminal was spared deportation, in part because his son disliked foreign chicken nuggets. Sending the child back would have violated his “food ...