Social Justice

MoveOn Endorses Bernie Sanders

MoveOn Endorses Bernie Sanders

MoveOn Members Overwhelmingly Endorse Bernie Sanders For President Senator Bernie Sanders has won MoveOn.org Political Action’s endorsement for president with a record-setting 78.6 percent of the votes. There were 340,665 total votes cast by the MoveOn membership, giving him both the widest margin in MoveOn history and the largest total number of votes cast. Hillary […]

8 Sweeping New Social Policies That Could Set A National Trend

8 Sweeping New Social Policies That Could Set  A National Trend

California, known for its progressive social policies, may very well be setting a national trend with 8 progressive laws. California’s legislative session officially concluded for both legislative houses on September 11th of this year, with October 11th being the last day for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign or veto bills. Statutes take effect on on […]

Justice Department To Free 6,000 Inmates – Largest One-Time Release Ever

Justice Department To Free 6,000 Inmates – Largest One-Time Release Ever

Score a major victory in the war against unfair sentencing guidelines as the Justice Department is set to release thousands of non-violent drug offenders in an effort to relieve prison overcrowding amid criticism regarding mass incarceration. The Washington Post reports that “righting policy wrongs that began during the 80s and 90s,” the Justice department is […]

12 Examples Of Bernie Sanders Powerful 50+ Year Record On Civil Rights And Racial Justice

12 Examples Of Bernie Sanders Powerful 50+ Year Record On Civil Rights And Racial Justice

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has come under recent scrutiny for his position regarding gun rights and what some are characterizing as indifference to civil rights and racial justice. Most recently, Sanders came under fire while speaking at last weekend’s annual meeting of Netroots Nation, the country’s largest gathering of progressive activists when a group of […]

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