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Human Rights
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New York City Activists Protest Chinatown Gallery Exhibit for Being “Racism Disguised as Art“
The exhibit's emphasis on depicting faux squalor was received as “poverty porn.”
Financial Cost Keeps Poor People From Accessing Addiction Treatment
“For someone my age, going cold turkey off 118 milligrams, I don't know if I'd survive.”
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Speaking Truth in a World That Silences Women
It takes courage to speak out against sexual harassment when society urges women to shut up.
Noam Chomsky on Our “Wonderful” Indonesian Moderates
A collection of released documents revealed US support of human rights violations in support of Indonesia.
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Inside a Private Prison’s $150 Million Deal to Detain Immigrants in New Mexico
New Mexico is more reliant on private prisons than any other state.
Chicano Movement Anniversaries Marking 50 Years of Struggles
The movement was a “levantamiento.”
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How Many US Women Die From Causes Related to Pregnancy or Childbirth? No One Knows
Data collection on maternal deaths is flawed.
The GOP Declares War on “Abortion Bonds“
Now conservatives are blocking every piece of tax code “for the principle” of it.
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Universities Are Protecting Free Speech for Bigots at the Expense of Student Safety
Students who feel threatened need protection from bigots.
DACA Immigrants Are Confronted by a US-Created Triangle of Fear
US must offer sanctuary to victims of its policies.