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Human Rights
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Fighting Cops and the Klan: The History and Future of Black Antifascism
Fascists have often used law enforcement as their personal Gestapo to commit atrocities against those they hate.
Despite Supreme Court Ruling, States Challenge Marriage Equality
With almost two-thirds of the state legislatures in the country under GOP control, a ratified constitutional amendment is a possibility, although a long shot.
Chemical Plant Boom Spurred by Fracking Will Bring Smog, Plastic Glut and Risks to Workers’ Health
On the heels of the shale gas rush, another wave of fossil fuel-based projects is coming.
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A Gender-Equal Council Takes Lead of the Andean Network of Indigenous Organizations
The council is committed to defending struggles for self-determination in the Andes.
11 Million Undocumented: A Look at Sanctuary and Immigration Policy in the Trump Era
Looking at previous administrations to see how they treated people who were undocumented.
Yale Finally Renames Racist College. Can These Offensive Names Get Updated Too?
Yale University finally decided to rename its Calhoun College after someone who actually deserves the honor.
Long Before Sanctuary Cities, Here’s How Black Americans Protected Fugitive Slaves
Before the abolition of slavery, free black people openly defied the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 that sanctioned slavery.
Mystery Surrounds Guantánamo Detainee’s “Suicide“
Why did key evidence concerning the alleged “suicide” of Guantanamo detainee Al Hanashi go missing?
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Defend and Protect Transgender Undocumented Women: Free Ms. Gonzalez
Ms. Gonzalez was detained by ICE when she tried to seek protection from domestic violence in El Paso, Texas.
Undocumented Mother in Sanctuary in Denver Church: I’ve Paid Taxes for 20 Years, Why Hasn’t Trump?
Jeanette Vizguerra is an immigrant mother of four children who has taken refuge in a church.