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On Universal Children’s Day, It’s Time to Stop Imprisoning Kids Everywhere
Let's use the momentum against migrant child detention to end U.S. complicity in locking up kids everywhere.
Trump’s Tactic Is to Insult the Witnesses. It’s Not Working.
Voters, especially women, are turning against Trump and the GOP in huge numbers in key battleground states.
Big Oil Needs to Pay for the Damage It Caused
The communities that deserve priority consideration for climate reparations are those that have suffered the most.
Prison Is Not Rehabilitation, It Is Modern-Day Slavery
Prison is racism. Prison is vengeance. Prison is disproportionately inflicted upon descendants of enslaved people.
Migrant Women Fleeing Violence Are Being Revictimized in the US
Unfortunately, like me, many immigrant women find there is no justice for them at home or in the U.S.
Barr’s Fascist Manifesto Shows GOP Is Evolving to New Level of Authoritarianism
Trump's attorney general gave a speech that reeked of fascism. Conservatives applauded it.
Even With a Wealth Tax, Economic Policy Ensures Billionaires Will Exist
Within our current system, we can't limit the voices of the super rich -- but we can amplify the voices of the non-rich.
Philadelphia Domestic Workers Win a New Bill of Rights
This historic piece of legislation extends rights and protections to 16,000 domestic workers in Philadelphia.
Booming Border Budgets Fund Human Rights Abuses and a Destructive Border Wall
Congress can lessen the cruelty and destruction along the border by cutting the 2020 budget for the border.
Billionaires Are Panicking Over the Growing Popularity of a Wealth Tax
Billionaires are scaremongering about market crashes because they don’t like what they see in the presidential primary.