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Asylum Seekers Are Being “Disappeared” in Private Louisiana Jails
Migrants are increasingly hard to track down amid a tangled web of private contractors and misinformation.
For Black Americans, “Jury of Your Peers” Is a Hollow Phrase
Systemic racism creates a chain reaction that impacts virtually every area of life for Black Americans.
As Abortion Restrictions Sweep the South, Look to Southerners to Lead
Southerners have a long history of fighting injustice on all fronts, under extreme and violent conditions.
At White House Iftar, Trump Continues Whitewashing State Violence
Breaking the fast with war criminals won't bring U.S. Muslims any closer to obtaining justice.
Don’t Give John Bolton His War With Iran
Once again, the United States is lunging toward war in the Middle East.
US Illegally Evicts Protectors From Venezuelan Embassy
Law enforcement agents prevented peaceful invitees from entering the embassy with supplies of food and water.
US Refuses to Join Global Effort to Curb Plastic Pollution
Pam Miller, co-chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network, discusses the developments.
Israel Defense Forces Shoot 16 Palestinians at Nakba Day Protests
This comes as 1 million people in besieged Gaza face hunger.
How Assad’s Torture Machine Crushed Dissent in Syria
A shocking exposé looks at how Bashar al-Assad’s government has jailed and tortured tens of thousands of Syrians.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Enters Race for 2020 Democratic Nomination
“Donald Trump must be stopped,” de Blasio says. “I've beaten him before, and I will do it again.”