Truthout
Human Rights
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How Racist and Sexist Myths Shape Our Reaction to Sexual Assault on Campus
When we focus on damaging stereotypes in our stories of assault, we aren't looking at everyone else.
By Making Palestinian Villages Invisible, Google and Apple Maps Facilitate Their Demolition
Omission of long-standing Palestinian villages from maps gives Israel the power to expand its illegal settlements.
Indigenous Rights: Justin Trudeau’s Elephant in the Room
The Canadian prime minister had promised change to the treatment of First Nations, but those hopes have been frustrated thus far.
Will Obama Grant Leonard Peltier His Last Chance at Freedom?
Executive clemency from President Obama may be Leonard Peltier's last chance to get out of prison alive.
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President Obama Keeps on Deporting Central American Teens; What Will Trump Do?
The blueprint established under the Obama administration to deport teenagers continues to operate unabated.
White Nationalism in the Oval Office and the Suppression of Dissent
The only moments of clarity in Trump's speech occur when he uses a hate-filled vocabulary of xenophobia, racism and misogyny.
The Dark Side of Christmas: The Impact on Sweatshops
It's not elves, but underpaid Chinese workers working around the clock that will enable you to unwrap your presents.
North Dakota’s Public Bank Was Built for the People — Now It’s Financing Police at Standing Rock
Millions in loans provided by the bank allowed the police to double down on suppression of Water Protectors.
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From Reagan to Trump: Reflecting on Three Disastrous Elections
Will a Trump presidency be even more harmful to the world than the Reagan and Bush presidencies were?
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A Desperate Hope for Clemency: Mothers in Federal Prison Pin Hopes on Obama
Drug war prisoners are desperately hoping for commutations or amnesty in the closing weeks of Obama's presidency.