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Human Rights
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“Ready to Take Over the World”: Speaking Out About Being Young and Queer
In this excerpt from “Speaking OUT,” Tiffany reflects on her personal journey in the years since her photograph was taken in 2006.
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In the Case of a Trucker’s Life vs. His Cargo, Judge Neil Gorsuch Ruled for the Cargo
Though life is a basic good to be preserved for its own sake, the cargo is somehow more precious than life itself.
Amnesty: Hundreds of Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Airstrikes After Being Told Not to Flee Mosul
Almost 1,500 civilians have reportedly been killed in US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria this month alone.
Trump Expands US Military Role in Saudi War as Yemenis Brace for Famine
The US has reportedly launched more than 49 strikes across the country this month.
A Climate of Hate: How Border Militarization Is Getting Deadlier
Border communities have already witnessed growing technologies and weaponry, border agents and buildup over the last 20 years.
Not Your Grandma’s Civil Rights Strategy: Whose Streets? (Then and Now)
Does reform still demand powerful allies, and if so, who might they be?
Despair in Europe’s Camps
A deal between Turkey and the EU has had disastrous consequences for refugees — but thousands across Europe are demanding that they be let in.
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Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Leads to Diminished College Enrollment
International student enrollment has dropped sharply and undocumented student enrollment has declined under Trump.
The Urgency of Addressing the Rise of Racist Hate Speech in K-12 Schools
Students of color are not only at risk from physical violence by racist bullies.
Housing, Community and Land Are Human Rights
“Without home and without community, nothing else becomes possible, and everything else becomes a crisis.”