Human Rights

South Africa's Wine Woes

Human Rights Watch issues a scathing report on labor conditions in South Africa's vineyards, a source of fashionable wine.

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| Wed Aug. 31, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Cheney Book: Photoshopping Plamegate

When it comes to the Bush administration’s signature scandal, the ex-veep is an unreliable source.

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| Tue Aug. 30, 2011 8:59 AM PDT

Evo Morales: Enviro Saint or Sinner?

Environmentalists scoff at Evo Morales' Mother Earth rhetoric as a proposed highway through Bolivia moves forward.

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| Wed Aug. 24, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Iran Sentences MoJo Contributor to 8 Years in Prison

What's behind the unexpectedly harsh sentence in the hikers' case?

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| Sat Aug. 20, 2011 5:39 PM PDT

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Rebels Take Most of Tripoli

Libyan rebel forces reportedly control most of Tripoli. Read our explainer for the latest updates.

—By the Mother Jones reporting staff

 | Sat Aug. 20, 2011 1:33 PM PDT

The White House Calls for Syria's Assad to Step Aside

After a week delay, President Obama issues a statement calling on the Syrian dictator to step down.

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| Thu Aug. 18, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

Rumsfeld Torture Suit Is a Go

The latest lawsuit related to Bush-era torture might actually have a shot.

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| Wed Aug. 10, 2011 3:45 AM PDT

King Abdullah Slams Syria, Misses the Deafening Irony

The Saudi ruler makes a statement about human rights in the Middle East that verges on parody.

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| Mon Aug. 8, 2011 2:55 PM PDT

What's Happening in Syria Explained

All the basic background about the protests in one of the Middle East's most strategically important countries—and information about how you can follow what's happening in real time.

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| Mon Aug. 8, 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Cancer Rates Higher Near Mountaintop Removal Sites

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| Thu Jul. 28, 2011 4:00 AM PDT

Fiore Cartoon: We Are the World, We Are Distracted

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| Fri Jul. 22, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Hague's Last Yugoslavian Fugitive Gets Nabbed

As of this arrest: 161 indicted war criminals down, none to go.

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| Thu Jul. 21, 2011 8:45 PM PDT

Did the FBI Bury Oklahoma City Bombing Evidence?

One lawyer's relentless quest for information reveals fresh hints of a coverup.

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| Thu Jul. 21, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Inside Latvia's Gay Rights Battle

A new film documents Eastern Europe's most contentious battleground for gay rights.

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| Tue Jul. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Missing: 163 Million Women

Ever wonder what happens when societies favor boys over girls?

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| Tue Jul. 5, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Languishing in Solitary, Pelican Bay Inmates Launch Hunger Strike

Prisoners hope to shine light on correctional department's 'arbitrary, illegal, and progressively more punitive policies.'

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| Fri Jul. 1, 2011 1:00 PM PDT

Dennis Kucinich's Syria Problem

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| Thu Jun. 30, 2011 3:13 AM PDT

Shot Across the Bow at US Flotilla Passengers

The State Department's warning to Gaza flotilla participants not-so-subtly holds out the threat of criminal prosecution.

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| Wed Jun. 29, 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Obama DREAMs On

The DREAM Act is dead in Congress, but the White House is quietly moving to limit deportations of certain undocumented immigrants.

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| Mon Jun. 27, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The New Civil Liberties Fight

Forget foreigners. Now it's about you.

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| Fri Jun. 24, 2011 2:30 AM PDT