COMMENTARY: The late president played a vital but often overlooked role, alongside Pope John Paul II, in keeping moral pressure on the Soviet Union and other repressive regimes. Pope John-Paul II (l) ...

In this powerful talk, Jimmy Carter explains why he believes the mistreatment of women and girls is the most widespread human ...

Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter says the United States has “lost its place” as a global leader of human rights. “We should be the champion of human rights. We’re a superpower, not based ...

- Lasting legacy. Five presidents, two presidential candidates, and four first ladies gathered in Washington yesterday for the funeral of Jimmy Carter, the former president who died at 100 on Dec. 29.

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is being remembered by both admirers and political observers as a progressive Southern Democrat and former Georgia governor who pushed ...

Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first.

ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter tried like no president ever had to put human rights at the center of American foreign policy. It was a turnabout dictators and dissidents alike found hard to believe as he took ...

Elected in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, the former governor of Georgia, ran as a Washington outsider and rose to the White House with ...

In a tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, who died just over four months ago, volunteers in Lebanon County are honoring his legacy through doing what he loved most— building homes for others in ...

Julie Jacobson is a physician and the co-founder of the non-profit organization Bridges to Development, based in Vashon, Washington. She has worked on neglected tropical diseases with the Carter ...

AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! As we continue our discussion of President Jimmy Carter’s legacy, we look at his policies in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular, Israel and Palestine.

The latest news and top stories on Jimmy Carter. Known for his extensive public service, he began his career in the U.S. Navy’s submarine programme before serving as Governor of Georgia. As the 39th ...