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The Crime of Defending Oneself Against Homophobia
The list of homophobic and transphobic murders available on Wikipedia is far from complete.
Brutal Treatment of Kids at Rikers Island Jail “Inspired by Lord of the Flies,” Says DOJ
Adolescents at the New York City jail are routinely subjected to physical abuse at the hands of guards and other inmates.
Gitmo Prisoner’s “Life at Risk” After Abusive Force-Feeding
Abu Wa'el Dhiab, a father of four from Syria, is currently asking the DC District Court to order a halt to abusive force-feeding methods and the practice of unnecessary …
CIA Admits to Spying on Senate but No Prosecutions to Follow
The CIA's inspector general released a report confirming that three of the agency's information technology specialists and two CIA lawyers spied on the computers and communications of the Senate …
New York Police Killing of Eric Garner Spurs Debate on Chokeholds and Filming Officer Misconduct
After a New York City medical examiner rules homicide in the death of Eric Garner at the hands of police, we look at the growing concern over the use …
Why Are Women in Prison?: The Politics of Risk
This conversation probes our assumptions around danger, safety, gender, and the measures used to maintain “security” in a society pervaded by prisons.
Center for Constitutional Rights Takes Animal Rights “Terrorism” Law to Supreme Court
Attorneys argue the AETA is written so expansively it could turn a successful labor protest at Wal-Mart into an act of domestic terrorism.
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Ebola, Secret Serums and Me
Ebola is no laughing matter. Except, of course, for Monsanto.
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James Baldwin at 90: “‘I can’t believe what you say,’ the song goes, ‘because I see what you do'”
Today, racism is thinly masked, and many refuse to see it.
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A “Bill of Rights” for San Francisco’s Retail Workers
A proposed ordinance in San Francisco could make it easier for retail workers to attain stable employment in one of the country's most expensive regions.