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Human Rights
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Guantánamo and the Politics of Fear
Guantanamo has always been about partisan politics.
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The Sad Tale of an Osprey Held for Ransom in Haiti
TenTen's plight reveals the unexpected perils faced by migrating birds and the unanticipated consequences of poverty.
Christian Universities Increasingly Apply for Exemptions From Anti-Discrimination Rules
Christian universities are seeking federal exemptions from anti-discrimination provisions that protect LGBTQ people on campus.
Director of “TRAPPED”: Abortion Care “The Way You Would Want Your Health Care in General“
Filmmaker Dawn Porter pays tribute to the abortion providers of the Deep South.
School Shutdown in Chicago Underscores Attacks on Public Education Nationwide
On this day of cross-sector protests throughout Chicago, a teacher speaks out about chronic underfunding.
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Treat ISIS Like an Artichoke: A Non-Military Route to the Heart of the Crisis
Policy makers should peel off ISIS's overlapping layers of recruits, weapons, and political and financial support.
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Getting Away With Murder: How Koch Reform Efforts Would Let Lawbreakers Off the Hook
The Koch brothers' version of criminal legal reform makes the situation we have now — where the super-rich can literally get away with murder — even worse.
Family of Mexican Man “Tortured and Killed” by US Border Agents Seeks Justice at International Tribunal
The family is launching an unprecedented effort to hold the US responsible.
Kansas Lawmakers Want to Pay Children Who Out Trans Students
The “Student Physical Privacy Act,” would dictate that students only access changing facilities that accord with their sex.
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Too Rigged to Fail: The Homeowner HAMPster Wheel of Mortgage Fraud
If the government won't break up the banks, then we the people need to break up WITH the banks.