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Human Rights
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Dinner With Syrian Refugees: A Meal Every Member of Congress Should Have
Syrian refugees are struggling with depression, poverty and other hardships. It's time Congress recognized their humanity.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Lee of the Door: Planned Parenthood and Freedom
The bellowers who cluster outside abortion clinics would rather see women dead than see them free.
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How Black Lives Matter Came Back Stronger After White Supremacist Attacks
The strategy of the civil rights movement turns out to be as relevant in 2015 as in 1960.
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Hearts, Minds and Body Counts: The Politics of El Salvador’s Security Crisis
The right wing in El Salvador is exacerbating violence for political gain.
Swedish Fascists Burn Homes, Blame Crisis on Refugees
Refugees flee homes destroyed by a neoliberal thirst for oil, while in the recipient countries the same forces ruined many lives.
Pounding the Table, Israeli Officials Malign International Criminal Court
When the ICC tried to investigate Israel's actions in Palestine, the Israeli government pushed back hard.
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Research Shows Mainstream Media Don’t Do Follow-Up Reporting to See if Civilians Are Killed in US Drone Strikes
Eyewitnesses contend that many of those killed by drones were actually noncombatants.
Racism and Mass Incarceration in the US Heartland: Historical Roots of the New Jim Crow
Racialized police violence in Chicago is not an aberration; it reflects a long history of discriminatory policing in the Midwest.
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People Tied Up “Like Animals” on UK Deportation Flights
Commercial contractors routinely belt immigration detainees into restraints so extreme that they are rarely used in prisons.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Brutality: “The Violence Is Not New, It’s the Cameras That Are New”
Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses white supremacy and being Black in the US.