Truthout
Human Rights
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Are Mexicans Indigenous?
Indigeneity applies to the present, not just to the past.
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Mississippi Textbooks Are Keeping Students Ignorant of the Civil Rights Movement
The state's 148 school district use outdated textbooks.
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When Mass Tourism Clashes With the “Right to the City“
Tourism generates complex relations between visitors and residents.
To Reduce Gun Violence, Let Us First Address Systemic Injustices
Guns are part of a broader landscape of violence in the US.
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Only Fury and Sorrow Can Thwart This Bloodbath
Learn to seethe.
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Setting the Stage to Commit a Massacre in Gaza
Progressive Pick excerpt from historian Ilan Pappe's “The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories.”
States and Local Advocates Lead the Way for Criminal Legal System Reform
A felony conviction, for most, means a life sentence to economic hardship and financial instability among other things.
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Trump Is in Your Head: Women and the Donald Trump in Everyday Life
Patriarchal standards present women with lose-lose options.
In Discussing the “Middle Class,” Don’t Forget the Racial Wealth Divide
CounterSpin interview with Dedrick Asante-Muhammad on racial wealth gap.
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Georgia and Alabama Cities Deny Utilities to Some Immigrants and Poor Residents
People are left without access to water, gas and electricity.