Protestors gather during a demonstration against the Republican repeal of the Affordable Care Act, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 21. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters The ...

SACRAMENTO – As a general rule in politics and public policy, I’d suggest applying one’s principles as consistently as possible. It’s hard to be taken seriously if, say, you want the feds to prosecute ...

Changing the system isn’t new. It’s been happening for centuries, in unexpected places. Eleanor Roosevelt started writing “all men are born free.” Then, Hansa Mehta, an Indian freedom fighter, changed ...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump wants to eliminate “cashless bail” in the nation’s capital and across the country. But what exactly does that mean, and what is the controversy all about? “Cashless bail ...

More than a third of American Jews identify with the Reform movement, making the URJ’s pledge one of the highest-profile climate actions ever taken by a Jewish organization. (JTA) — The organization ...

This spring’s elections to the World Zionist Congress, with the Israel-Hamas war still simmering, have exposed an erosion in support for a Palestinian state among the Conservative and Reform movements ...

“The question before us is the same one that splintered the Reform movement a century ago and almost broke us. Are we truly committed to Jewish peoplehood? If so, what are our obligations flowing from ...

The impact of bail reform policies The bail reform movement has succeeded in changing bail systems in several states over the past decade. New Mexico largely eliminated cash bail in 2016, as did New ...