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Human Rights
Saudi Feminist Loujain al-Hathloul Was Waterboarded, Flogged and Electrocuted
Al-Hathloul's siblings discuss the government's abuse of their sister and other activists.
Head of Program Profiling Muslims in Chicago Steps Down Amid Pressure
Recent iterations of the program have rebranded, using progressive-sounding frames to obscure their true intent.
How Bolivian Indigenous Peoples Mobilized History for Social Change
Indigenous Bolivians recovered and popularized histories of past rebellions, using them to build new movements.
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.
ALEC Wants to Make Protest Illegal in Illinois
Dangerous anti-protest legislation is working its way through state assemblies all across the U.S.
Mainstream Charities Are Bankrolling Islamophobic Hate Groups
More than 1,000 nonprofit foundations poured $125 million into 39 anti-Muslim organizations from 2014 to 2016.
Israeli Law Silences and Punishes Critics and Human Rights Workers
The self-proclaimed only “real” democracy in the Middle East is busy deporting its critics.
White Supremacy and Christian Hegemony Came to a Head in Poway Violence
The shooting reveals the complexity of white supremacy's relationship to Christian power.
The War on Drugs Is Just One of Several Being Waged in the Philippines
“CounterSpin” interviews Amee Chew on the Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte.