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Human Rights
Jeb Bush, Please Educate Yourself About Food Stamps
Bush called SNAP a “failing, ineffective program” that “traps families in perpetual poverty.” Research shows this is off base.
From Nightclub Artist to Graphic Journalist: Molly Crabapple on Her Life’s Work
Drawing LGBTQ activists and Guantanamo prisoners, Molly Crabapple has a lot to say about art, power and journalism.
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Happy Birthday, GuantĂ¡namo: Reflections on the 14th Anniversary
Gitmo is an offshore penal colony that's close enough to administer with ease, but far enough away to exist on the margins of legality.
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Immigrant Advocates Take Action Following Deportation Raids in the South
Immigrant advocates sharply criticized the decision to conduct raids on vulnerable women and deport them back to the dangerous countries they fled.
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Philippines Islanders Unite to Resist “Land Grab” Palm Oil Companies
Farmers on Palawan are being tricked into giving land away to palm oil companies with local government support.
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Visits and Conversations in a Kabul Winter
The path out of war seems to involve creating peace where we can, in earnest community with people whose basic needs aren't met.
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Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance
“Understanding Jim Crow” is David Pilgrim's story of turning racist memorabilia into tools for promoting social justice.
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Bundy’s Oregon Occupation Is Capitalist at Its Core
Ammon Bundy's occupation in Oregon is rooted in a history of Indigenous dispossession and land enclosure in the West.
Resistance and Outrage as Obama Administration Rounds Up Central American Refugees
Federal agents have detained at least 121 people, including children, in raids as part of an operation to deport families fleeing violence in Central America.
An Appeal to Conscience: Opposing the Expansion of the US Drone War
The level of drone killing is soaring as drones are integrated into an air war strategy.