Review | How Gentrification Is Killing US Cities and Black Lives “How to Kill a City” exposes how gentrification monetizes the loss and destruction of Black communities. By Dan Arel , Truthout April 19, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | When State Governments Constrain Municipalities’ Powers, the South’s Vulnerable Communities Suffer Rifts between liberal-leaning blue cities and largely conservative red states widen across the South. By Allie Yee , FacingSouth April 18, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights “I Am Her Voice”: Meet the 10-Year-Old Boy Helping His Mom Take Refuge From Deportation in a Church Two months ago, Jeanette Vizguerra skipped a scheduled check-in with ICE. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 18, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Israeli Government Is Petrified of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement The increasing pushback against BDS activists is a sign of the movement's growing strength. By Mark Karlin , Truthout April 16, 2017 Truthout
News | Indigenous Groups, Amazon’s Best Land Stewards, Under Federal Attack Brazil's Temer government, backed by the agribusiness lobby, seems determined to reduce Indigenous rights and end recognition of new Indigenous territories. By MaurÃcio Torres & Sue Branford , Mongabay April 15, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Crowdsourced Humanitarianism and the Fight for Safe Passage Social media helped coordinate a volunteer response to the new arrivals on Lesvos — can it be replicated? By Phil Bracey , openDemocracy April 15, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Why Women’s Peace Activism in World War I Matters Now Although these women's efforts proved futile, their persistence and passion still resonate today. By Anya Jabour , TheConversation April 15, 2017 Truthout
News | For-Profit ICE Jail Faces Second Hunger Strike in Two Years Prisoners are demanding speedier hearings, improved food and health care access and lower prices at the prison's store. By Sam Knight , TheDistrictSentinel April 14, 2017 Truthout
Human Rights Economic Update: US Labor Unions of the Past, Present and Future This week's episode discusses the United Airlines flier abuse, New York Gov. Cuomo's flawed tuition plan and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout April 14, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Afghans Respond to Insult of US Dropping Massive Bomb: “Would a Mother Do That to Any Children?” A roundtable Afghan activists, doctors and other peace volunteers discuss the recent US bombing in Afghanistan. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 14, 2017 Truthout