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Activists Confront 2020 Candidates in Iowa About Drones and War
Killer drones are deployed daily in eight nations where U.S. corporations are vying for control of resources.
Modern-Day “Poll Taxes” Disenfranchise Millions of Low-Income Voters
Fines related to jail sentences make the right to vote unaffordable for millions of formerly incarcerated people.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Resigns Following Mass Protests
This comes two days after over 500,000 protesters came out in one of the largest protests in Puerto Rican history.
We Need a People’s Globalization to Defeat Global Neoliberalism
Global free trade hurts working people, but global unions can empower them.
Pro-Palestinian Activists Persevere Amid Ongoing Turmoil in Gaza
Facing daily human rights violations, organizers urge solidarity in the form of boycotts, divestment and sanctions.
Protests Erupt in London as Boris Johnson Is Sworn In as New Prime Minister
The membership of the Conservative Party who voted for Johnson represents less than 1 percent of the British population.
Trump’s DOJ Is Resuming the Death Penalty. Bernie Sanders Vows to Abolish It.
The last federal execution was in 2003.
Mueller’s Testimony Didn’t Herald Impeachment — But Don McGahn’s Might
The absent star of Wednesday’s hearings was Don McGahn, who was ordered by Trump to fire Mueller.
Republicans’ Refusal to Expand Medicaid Resulted in Over 15,000 Deaths
Fourteen GOP-led states decided not to expand Medicaid access under Obamacare.
Trump’s Declaration of Inhuman Rights Includes Children in Migrant Jails
The Trump administration is attempting to recast human rights to exclude the most vulnerable among us.