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Human Rights
Women Still Carry Most of the World’s Water
When communities initiate programs to improve access to water, it is critical to ask women about their needs and experiences.
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Will Altering the 13th Amendment Bring Liberation to the Incarcerated 2.3 Million?
Building a movement to abolish the exclusion clause would be a major step in changing public attitudes about incarcerated people.
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Resistance at Tule Lake: A Hidden History of Japanese American Incarceration and Defiance
Japanese American detention and defiance holds new meaning today as immigrant scapegoating and ICE raids rise.
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We Shouldn’t Trust Tech Industry Billionaires to Lead the Way on Immigrants’ Rights
Silicon Valley has a history of lobbying for immigration rights, which has culminated in a number of technocratic Obama-era bills.
With Gen. Inch in Charge, We Can Expect Further Militarization of the Prison System
Gen. Inch supervised prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan that are notorious for torture.
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Why Are “Activist Investors” Silent on Corporate Social Responsibility?
Activist investors should be disrupting the socially and environmentally irresponsible actions of companies.
Immigrant Rights Activists in Texas Hope Austin Sit-In Inspires Similar Actions Across US
In what organizers called “the first DACA sit-in of the Trump era,” dozens of immigrant rights activists marched toward the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on July 26, …
US Border Agents Urged Mexican Teen to Drink the Liquid Meth That Killed Him
Velazquez's case is just the latest example of rampant abuse and mistreatment by border agents.
Trump Aims to Actively Sabotage Affordable Care Act
With Congressional efforts in limbo, the Trump Administration seems to be going a step further than “letting” Obamacare fail.
Scandinavia in Maryland? Medicare for All in One State
A good idea in one state may prove contagious.