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For Domestic Violence Survivors, Courts Can Be Another Abuse
These prolonged legal battles can turn into an abuse of their own.
William Rivers Pitt | Fifteen Years After Iraq Invasion, Torture Has a New Address
The stain of torture remains, like Lady MacBeth's damned spot.
The Racist Origin of the Second Amendment and the Rise of Black Gun Ownership
Many people of color are faced with uneasy support for a civil right that began as a way to oppress them.
A Call to Attention Liberation: To Build Abundant Justice, Let’s Focus on What Matters
Let's focus on practicing our values within our work.
Teaching Students How to Dissent Is Part of Democracy
A flourishing democracy depends on such an informed and active citizenry.
Utah Seniors Form Co-op to Keep Housing Affordable
Faced with displacement by corporate investors, residents of a manufactured home community fight back and win.
Who Gets to Write the Encyclopedia? Rohingya “Expert” Denies Genocide
Leider's analysis feeds a broader anti-Muslim narrative.
Why Do Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Todd Young Want to Continue Starving Yemeni Children?
Saudi oil money has strong allies in Congress.
In the US’s “Phony Wars,” the Military-Industrial Complex Is the Only Winner
The price tag for US wars may in the end prove not just heavy but catastrophic.
The Poor People’s Campaign: Building Power Beyond the Fight for $15
Income inequality is rooted in power inequality.