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Human Rights
International Monsanto Tribunal Calls for Human Rights Over Corporate Rights
Monsanto engaged in practices that have violated the basic human rights to a healthy environment, food, health, and research.
How Bill Clinton and Barack Obama Laid the Groundwork for Trump’s Immigration Policies
The Trump administration's multipronged approach to immigration relies on the criminalization of immigrants.
“We Are Going to Shut It Down on May 1”: Caravan Against Fear Mobilizes the Masses
Traveling from California to Arizona and backed by 230 organizations, a Caravan Against Fear is building toward May 1.
Getting the Facts Right: A Repository of Black Women’s Activism
Black women's contributions to student protests are often erased or forgotten in the main media narratives.
A Bigger Nuclear Option: Packing the Supreme Court
Should Democrats return to power, they need to “pack” the Supreme Court with extra justices to overturn campaign finance decisions.
Facing a Fake Clinic Escort in New York City
Andrea Hektor reports on a confrontation with an anti-choice bigot pretending to be a escort at a New York clinic and the lessons it hold for the pro-choice movement.
Gentrification Represents a Geography of Inequality
Gentrification creates a rich, city-based ruling class and a mass of disconnected people spread out everywhere else.
“Spies of Mississippi” Reveals Extent of White Supremacy in the South During Civil Rights Era
“Spies of Mississippi” is a journey into the world of informants, infiltrators, and agent provocateurs in the heart of Dixie.
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Meet the Organizers Behind the Next “Day Without an Immigrant” Strike
The organizers of the May 1 action aim to transcend the legislation-focused actions of the past by calling explicitly for true, comprehensive reform.
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DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White
Candice Jackson's intellectual journey raises questions about how she will investigate civil rights violations.