Truthout
Human Rights
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It’s Personal: Apologizing to My Daughter for the Last 15 Years of War
“I wanted to tell my daughter just how sorry I was that she would have to live in what 9/11 transformed into the most frightened country on Earth.”
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The Dangers of Medicalizing Racism
Treating racism like an addiction or mental illness undermines efforts to deal with its structural underpinnings.
Could Cellphone Alerts Used to Search for New York Bombing Suspect Open Door for Attacks on Muslims?
New technology has some concerned about discrimination implications.
US Media Ignores CIA Cover-Up on Torture
US veterans chastise mainstream media for ignoring an account of how the CIA tried to block the Senate's torture investigation.
UN Summit Won’t Resolve Refugee Resettlement Impasse
The UN's richer member states are missing a crucial opportunity to tackle xenophobia and racism by actually resettling refugees within their own borders.
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Decolonize “Hispanic Heritage Month” or Get Rid of It
Engage our communities regularly not just during election cycles.
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Military Detention Is No Way to Treat a Child: Abuses in Palestine
The US has a responsibility to challenge the ill treatment of Palestinian children in Israel's military courts.
“Hispanic Heritage Month” May Be Imperfect, but It’s Necessary
“Hispanic Heritage Month” is the one month out of the year where I get to remind you, boldly, that we matter and that we exist.
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Trump’s Supreme Court Contenders Would Spell Disaster for Human Rights
Trump's courtroom contenders could seriously jeopardize women's and civil rights.
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How Muslim Intellectuals Have Been Forced Into a PR War Against Islamophobia
When politicians rush to demonize Islam and lump all Muslims with terrorists, it falls to a few “go-to” Muslim public intellectuals to try to talk sense into the US.