Truthout
Human Rights
Migrant Mother Says She Was Pushed to End Hunger Strike to Win Release From Detention
A woman held for nine months with her four-year-old daughter at the Berks County Residential Center as they seek asylum from El Salvador speaks out.
Unpaid Labor in Texas Prisons Is Modern-Day Slavery
Texas prisoners are forced to work without pay for up to 12 hours a day. That's not rehab, that's just plain slavery.
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The “Doubly Invisible” Mexican Immigrants
These immigrants lack rights, opportunities and help during crises — adding up to a life in limbo.
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Corporate Suppression of Direct Democracy Fuels Fight for Community Rights
The corporate state is dismantling our democracy. We must ensure that every community, not just every vote, counts.
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For-Profit Pipeline Company Claims “Public Benefit” in Seizing Private Lands in Pennsylvania
New and protracted battles in the fracking war are breaking out near the Marcellus Shale over pipeline companies' use of eminent domain.
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“Equal Pay” Is Not So Equal
The gender pay gap is no myth.
Iraqi Woman Uses Chilcot Report in War Crimes Lawsuit Against George W. Bush
The Chilcot Report leaves little doubt that Team Bush-Cheney committed an illegal crime of aggression against Iraq.
Why Is the US Aligned With Saudi Arabia?
There's more to the US-Saudi cozy relationship than just a common interest in oil, says Medea Benjamin in her new book.
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Tainted Water Imperils Health, Traditions for Montana Tribe
For Native American tribes, water more than sustains — it is a blessed, living thing to be revered and protected.
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