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In Chicago Shelters, Immigrant Children Contemplate Escape, Even Suicide
Internal documents reveal despair and tedium in one of the nation’s largest shelter networks for unaccompanied minors.
Modi’s Attack on Left-Leaning Intellectuals Threatens India’s Democracy
The Modi regime, since its ascendance, has worked to polarize India along fault lines of religion, caste and creed.
Exposed: Animal Abuse at US Supplier to World’s Largest Meat Company
Workers at an industrial pig farm were documented killing piglets by smashing their heads against the ground.
Brett Kavanaugh Is a Threat to Racial Justice and Voting Rights
The fate of the Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance.
Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Steady at 3.9 Percent
There is some evidence of accelerating wage growth in the August report.
New Documents Appear to Show Kavanaugh Lied Under Oath Multiple Times
Did Kavanaugh lie under oath during hearings for his nomination to the US Court of Appeals in 2004 and 2006?
Equality and Territory: The Common Struggle of Indigenous Women in the Andes
If Indigenous territory is encroached upon, their very existence is jeopardized.
House Farm Bill Could Wipe Out Communities’ Power to Prohibit Pesticides
Blocking cities from regulating pesticides should be beyond the scope of even such a sweeping bill.
Trump to Withdraw From “Flores” Protections to Detain Families Indefinitely
Legal limits meant to protect migrant children are being attacked on two fronts.
Indigenous Authorities Unite Against Corruption Debacle in Guatemala
An important anti-corruption commission is under threat from the central government.