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Police Shootings
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Who’s Missing From Syria’s Peace Talks?
Those organizing Syria's peace talks must go beyond ticking the gender representation box. Real inclusion of women is essential.
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Black Lives Matter Interrupts Business as Usual
The “target” of the movement is not one or two officials or government agencies. The issue is about all of society.
Dangerous Weaponry Used on Refugees With No Legal Status in Calais, France
French security forces are shooting people with riot control weapons at close range and almost all the tear gas casings were out-of-date.
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Widening the Frame: The Connections Between Queer and Palestinian Liberation
Will the LGBTQ community align itself with state power and its abusers, or struggle in solidarity for collective liberation?
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Canada Human Rights Decision Is a Game Changer for First Nations
Last week's ruling exposes the Canadian government's conduct does not live up to the spirit of reconciliation with First Nations.
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The New Face of Hunger: How Statistics Underestimate the Food Problem
Rather than a lack of food, we're dealing with a lack of democracy.
Supreme Court Decision Gives Juvenile Lifers and Their Families New Hope
Family members of people incarcerated as juveniles react to a ruling that offers thousands the possibility of coming home.
Five Years On, the Spirit of Tahrir Square Has Been All but Crushed
Five years on, it seems as if little has changed in Egypt, and the proud revolutionary spirit has been almost completely wiped out.
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The Refugees of Flint’s Water Crisis
While undocumented immigrants are often wary of interaction with authorities, a new wave of political terror is converging with public health catastrophe.