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Are Countries Legally Required to Protect Their Citizens From Climate Change?
A Dutch court recently ruled that greenhouse gas reduction is a state obligation.
How UK Anti-Terror Guidance Could Violate Children’s Human Rights
There are enormous dangers in the way child protection legislation intersects with Channel.
Ex-IAEA Official Uses Misleading Claims to Attack Iran Deal
Foes of the US-Iran nuclear deal are leaning heavily on the opinions of a deeply compromised “expert.”
Academic Workers’ Union Calls on AFL-CIO to Terminate Police Union’s Membership
A University of California union is arguing that police unions are antithetical to its mission.
Blood, Manipulation and Lies: Press Freedom in Mexico
More than 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the past decade and 17 more have disappeared.
Confederate Deserters: The Rebels You Rarely Hear About
Those who romanticize the Confederacy can learn valuable lessons from the legacy of rebel deserters.
Ruthless Power and Deleterious Politics: From DDT to Roundup
The banning of DDT did not bring about any rethinking of factory farming and its addiction to deleterious pesticides.
Stop Securing the Border and Start Valuing Migrants’ Lives
Border enforcement isn't just a counterproductive waste of taxpayers' money. It's also lethal.
Road Hazard: How the “Embarrassing” Gas Tax Impasse Explains Washington
If even red states can raise the gas tax, why can't Congress?
Honduras Breaks the Silence: Protests Persist Against Corruption
Since the coup against the democratically elected President of Honduras in 2009, Honduras has been experiencing a period of continuous crises.