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Under UN Charter, Iran’s Attack Was a Legal Response to Israel’s Illegal Attack
Iran’s attack on Israel was lawful self-defense carried out in compliance with international humanitarian law.
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Abolition Is a Project of Human Liberation That Must Be Ongoing
Let’s amplify the efforts already in progress to demolish the prison industrial complex and move toward liberation.
US Is Lobbying Against UN Palestinian Statehood Resolution, Leak Reveals
Full UN membership is crucial for a two-state solution or another outcome allowing for Palestinian self-determination.
GOP Lawmakers Block Bill to Repeal Arizona’s 1864 Anti-Abortion Statute, Again
Republican leaders claimed a repeal bill for the 160-year-old anti-abortion statute was being rushed.
Transgender Teen in WV Can Play on Track Team, Federal Appeals Court Says
“This is a massive victory for trans rights,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman told Truthout.
Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Day After Omar Grills Its President
Omar had grilled Shafik about her characterization of pro-Palestine protests as antisemitic.
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$50 Million “Mystery Loan” to Trump Warrants Inquiry, Watchdog Group Says
Even though Trump included the loan in publicly released financial disclosures, there’s no evidence it ever existed.
Climate Crisis Will Shrink Average Global Income 19 Percent in the Next 26 Years
Countries least responsible for climate change may see 40 percent greater income loss than higher-emission countries.
Plurality of Voters Do Not Want Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Resign, Polling Shows
Meanwhile, 53 percent of voters said Clarence Thomas should quit, while just 26 percent said he should not.
Coalition Condemns Google’s Illegal Firing of Workers Protesting Israel Contract
In a $1.2 billion contract, Google and Amazon provide cloud infrastructure and data services to the Israeli government.
“The world is currently experiencing a ‘global coral reef bleaching event,’ the fourth ever recorded and the second in the past decade.”
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Abolition Is a Project of Human Liberation That Must Be Ongoing
Let’s amplify the efforts already in progress to demolish the prison industrial complex and move toward liberation.
Dispatch From a Missouri Execution: A Microcosm of the US Death Penalty Fight
The state-sponsored execution of Brian Dorsey on April 9 marked the fifth death row killing in the US this year.
Sentenced to Death by COVID — How US Prisons Became an Epicenter of the Pandemic
COVID was so deadly due to US policies that view marginalized people as acceptable sacrifices to capitalism.
Activists Say Police Killing of Ryan Gainer Shows Need for Community Safety
Black, autistic 15-year-old Ryan Gainer was fatally shot by San Bernardino police during a mental health crisis.