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Human Rights in Iran Must Include Gender Identity and Sexual Rights – Not Discrimination
On May 17th, 1990 the World Health Organization’s made a decision to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Since then, each year May 17th is considered the …
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Ban Proposed on Export Restrictions That Undermine Food Security
Geneva - Egypt has initiated a proposal in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to ban export restrictions on farm products to poor countries that are net food importers. The …
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New Law in Kansas Set to Close All Abortion Providers in State
Overland Park, Kan. - One in a series of abortion limits approved in Kansas since Republicans took full control of the state government this year — a new license …
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Oil Industry Forms New Astroturf Group to Manipulate 2012 Republican Primary in Iowa
(Photo: Melina.; Edited: JR / Truthout) As the Republican presidential candidates tour Iowa hoping to lock up the 2012 nomination, they will hear an assortment of questions …
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After Villagers’ Protest Campaign, Israel Removes Part of West Bank Wall
Palestinian protesters run a bulldozer into a fence barrier and others demonstrate behind, while Israeli soldiers fire a stream of foul-smelling liquid, near the village of Bilin on the …
After SEC Settlement With JPMorgan, Will Other Banks Pay, Too?
The headquarters of JPMorgan Chase in New York, July 15, 2009. (Photo: Jessica Ebelhar / The New York Times) The $154 million settlement the Securities and Exchange …
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Free Speech Under Siege
(Photo: EssG) London – Recently, at a literary festival in Britain, I found myself on a panel discussing free speech. For liberals, free speech is a key …
Immigration and the Culture of Solidarity
Demonstrators hold the flags of the U.S. and Mexico as they march along Broadway in New York on Monday, April 10, 2006. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / The New York …
Questions From a “Naive” Peace Activist to an Israeli Naval Officer
(Photo: Luciano / Flickr) Athens - As a passenger on the upcoming U.S. Boat to Gaza - the Audacity of Hope - I read with keen interest …
The Front Line of the Middle-Class Struggle: Helping Others Cope While Coping With a Pay Cut
A packed Senate hearing room sat quietly, slowly leaning in to catch the grief-stricken testimony of Amanda Greubel. “I’ve sat with parents as they completed the eligibility application [for …