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COP25 Is Perpetuating a Culture of Impunity for Human Rights Violations
By ignoring the persecution of environmental defenders in Chile and elsewhere the UN is setting a dangerous precedent.
Boris Johnson’s Right-Wing Populism Prevails in UK Election
Does Labour's defeat say anything about the viability of the radical economic messages of Sanders and Warren?
Trump’s Executive Order Is No Favor to US Jews. Just Look at Algeria.
The colonial French government divided Algerian Jews and Muslims with a similar decree. Then the Nazis took power.
Indian Government Strips Naturalization Rights From Muslims, Sparking Protests
The Citizenship Amendment Bill strips naturalization rights from the nation's 200 million Muslims residents.
Betsy DeVos Forced Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges to Repay Loans
DeVos overruled findings calling for full debt relief. Now she wants to gut the debt relief program entirely.
In California Care Homes, Residents Are Neglected and Workers Are Exploited
Rat bites, bedsores and other injuries plague residents in many care homes cited for labor violations.
Polluting Companies Are Sponsoring COP25 Talks in Exchange for Tax Breaks
Big polluters are to blame for slow progress in the annual UN climate negotiations in Madrid, Spain, say activists.
Paper Genocide: The Barriers to an Accurate Count of Native People in 2020
Undercounting American Indians and Alaska Natives wreaks havoc on tribal communities today and for generations to come.
A Rising Movement Is Challenging Mexico’s Corporatized Unions
The 20/32 Movement promises to end the decades-long reign of corrupt union bosses.
Progressives Rebel as House Hands Trump War Spending Package
The “Afghanistan Papers” loom large over the military spending debate.