The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.

However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.

The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault on the protection of the rights of people who work in the fields of our country, in the factories of our country, in the offices of our country.

In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling a massacre.

America is running a fever, but there are no emergency rooms.

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.

Last year in a historic move, the state of New York passed the very first cigarette fire safety standard.