civil and human rights

A question of temperament

John Kass: How are people missing the Clinton Foundation's stench of corruption?

Our view: By failing to acknowledge a barbaric ritual associated with an African art exhibit, the Baltimore Museum of Art fails visitors

Good morning, Baltimore! Here's what you need to know for Monday.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 18, 2015

Retaliation against military service members who come forward to say they have been sexually assaulted has created a culture of fear and silence among victims, according to a detailed new report released Monday by Human Rights Watch.

By Ian Duncan

May 18, 2015

Baltimore protests have roots not only in possible police misconduct but more broadly in racism, a heritage that the U.S. must abandon

Leonard Pitts Jr. sets out to answer the question of what we can do to stem police violence against unarmed black men.

This month, the trade writing committees of the Congress announced new legislation designed to advance human rights through trade. But the bill does not say what human rights the Congress includes, how policymakers will use free trade agreements to advance human rights, or explain how the U.S. will assess whether these human rights are being adequately respected.

Sanctions movement against Israel violates international law

Jonah Goldberg: Entitlement and machine politics fueled foreign donations and fees to the Clintons.

Economic boycotts are a reasonable response to Israeli actions against Palestinians

Boycott movement aims for Israel's destruction

A humanitarian disaster is brewing on Europe's southern doorstep and its leaders must step up to address it

Jean and John Lewis and Steve Guthrie honored

Putting Israel's interests before America's is something you might expect from Republican politicians these days, especially in recent years as Democratic President Obama has clashed with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But you may not expect such behavior from a leading Democratic senator like Maryland's own Ben Cardin. Unfortunately, that's exactly what is happening.

Anne Arundel County datebook

Private schools can't discriminate

Don't shut off the poor's drinking water

Defeating terrorist groups on the continent requires a two-track strategy that combines military aid with measures to strengthen local government institutions and civil society

Congress needs to find a constructive role to play in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks that doesn't risk wrecking the chances for an agreement

The Howard County Council has put on hold a bill that would ban guns in county buildings.

150 years after the Civil War, the South still thinks of itself as a place apart and a people done wrong.

Sen. Ben Cardin became the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, providing the Obama administration with a potentially powerful ally at a critical time for U.S. foreign policy.

By John Fritze

Apr 2, 2015

Sen. Ben Cardin will be named the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, taking over the position following the indictment of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democratic spokesman confirmed Thursday.

By John Fritze

Apr 2, 2015

WASHINGTON — The indictment of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez on corruption charges Wednesday could have significant implications for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — and it could also provide an unexpected opportunity for Maryland.

By John Fritze

Apr 1, 2015

The indictment of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on corruption charges Wednesday could have significant implications for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- and it could also provide an unexpected opportunity for Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin.

The state should stop sending children to adult facilities like the city jail when they're charged in the adult courts. As the Justice Department notes, the city jail is "neither designed nor staffed to manage juveniles" and it does them far more harm than good.

Sometimes it takes corporate leaders to fight policies as shameful as Indiana's religious-freedom law

Taneytown resident, granddaughter give talk at Carroll Vista for Women's History Month

Sherman Howell, who moved from Washington to Columbia in 1971 for its promise of racial inclusiveness, will share some of his recollections as an eyewitness to history at a local screening of the Academy Award-nominated film "Selma."

The ACLU lawsuit against the NSA this week seeks to establish a balance between security and privacy but the outcomes of previous such cases are not encouraging

In a flash, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman's first 100 days in office are already behind him. The Republican, elected in November and sworn into office on Dec. 1 last year, passed the benchmark without any fanfare on March 10.

Prejudiced against Israel

Mr. Netanyahu wants the U.S. to forgo negotiations in favor of sanctions while Iran continues to build the infrastructure for nuclear weapons. The logical consequence of this chain of events would be war, because Iran would continue to develop its nuclear program unless negotiations prohibit it. Presumably, then, Mr. Netanyahu wants the next step to be a U.S.-led war in Iran

President Barack Obama offered his praise of Sen. Barbara Mikulski

On Out There with Thomas Roberts, Kristin Beck said she thinks "we need a lot more voices just of the people" in Congress, saying professional politicians like Hoyer "lose touch" when they've been in office for decades.

U.S. is putting its own interests in harm's way with sale of killer drones to other countries

Advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Maryland have outlined their legislative agenda in Annapolis this session.

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America cozies up with one of the world's most repressive regimes for one reason: oil.