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Amid Conflict, Worsening Discrimination Makes It Harder to Organize for LGBT Rights in Ukraine
The final draft of Ukraine's human rights law offers no protection for LGBT people.
Military Missions Reach Record Levels After US Inks Deal to Remain in Africa for Decades
In 2013, the combined total of all US activities on the continent reached 546, an average of more than one mission per day.
What Evidence Do MPs Turn to When They Make Policy?
Political decisions will rarely be based on evidence alone.
US Chamber of Commerce Doubling Down on Political Juggernaut
The nation's largest lobby will play “long-haul game” to overcome bleak policy prospects.
At the Summit of the Americas, Argentine President Hails Cuba and Venezuela, Calls Notion of Threat to US “Absurd”
In contrast to what occurred at the last Summit of the Americas in 2012, President Cristina Fernu00e1ndez de Kirchner of Argentina and Bolivia's Evo Morales stood her ground.
Maryland Legislature Approves Bill to Restore Voting Rights to 40,000 Citizens
Broad Coalition Calls on Governor Hogan to Sign Legislation
Communities Can Take Back Power in City Planning
Tom Angotti discusses the lack of community power in city planning and zoning processes.
Cash Cops: How Civil Forfeiture Enriched US Law Enforcement
The media has finally begun to talk about the issue, but we still haven't been presented with a full scope of civil forfeiture: what it is and what it …
As Battle for Aden Rages, Yemen Is Set for a Messy and Violent Future
Yemen's humanitarian crisis is by all accounts getting worse by the day, and the city of Aden has become a major flashpoint.
Twelve Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran
We can credit US clumsiness for the new Iranian ascendancy.