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Human Rights
Polling Places in Police Stations? Why Civil Rights Groups Are Still Fighting for Voting Rights
Like too much of this campaign season, the debate over voting rights is steeped in partisan politics and racism.
The Worst Place on Earth: Death and Life in the Lost Town of Leer
Leer is no longer a town. It's a killing field, a place where human remains lie unburied and whose residents have long since fled.
Can We Build on the Anti-Trump Political Solidarity Among Women?
If Donald Trump loses the election, political solidarity among women will win.
Trump’s Record: Decades of Sexual Attacks and Blaming the Victims
Why is the mainstream media content with Trump's broad denial of the multiple sexual assault allegations against him?
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When Your Existence Is Up for Debate
How trans people's lives are jeopardized by the latest trend of “think pieces” on trans issues.
Going Deep Into the Oak Leaf Saga: Things Get Funky at the Nexus of Mobile Homes and Affordable Housing
Spend a minute inside Victor Johanson's single-wide trailer, and three things become clear.
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As Trump Conjures the Voter Fraud Boogeyman, Voter Suppression Is the Real Issue
This November will be the first presidential election since Shelby v. Holder, which did away with the Voting Rights Act.
What the Bankruptcy of White House Policy Means for Israelis and Palestinians
Washington has finally thrown in the towel on its long, tortured efforts to establish peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The International Community Needs to Step Up and Offer Political Solutions for Kashmir
The only states negotiating arms sales to India and Pakistan are among the world's most powerful nuclear nations.
A Multiracial and Multigenerational Movement Is Coming Together in Arizona
We deserve more than the mistreatment Arizona has given us, and this year will be the start of us getting it.