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Human Rights
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Nine Native Sites to Visit Instead of Celebrating Thanksgiving With Turkey
Turn Thanksgiving into an interesting cultural experience.
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Land of the Brave
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Sent to US for Drug Rehab, Puerto Ricans Endure Humiliation at Unregulated Centers
Seeking rehabilitation, many Puerto Ricans have come to Chicago only to find abuse and neglect.
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My Mom Fled War, Too: Finding Compassion for Syrian Refugees
Yessenia Funes: Like refugees everywhere, my mom gave her children the gift of a better life - and an understanding of what it means to risk everything for it.
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The Power of Choice: Chicago’s Black Organizers Refuse a Meeting With Mayor Emanuel
The power of the Black community has been asserted, and the legitimacy of a politician has been denied.
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The Ugly Truth About the Devaluation of Domestic Work
There are over 2 million in-home caregivers nationwide, and our workforce is made up of mostly women and people of color.
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Big Insurance’s Health-Care Scam for the Holidays
UnitedHealthcare may be claiming that it is losing money and threatening to leave the exchanges in the hope of getting more favorable regulation.
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Cutting Through the Helplessness of the Refugee Crisis
All those seeking refuge are now suspect and subject to fear, hatred and another layer of vulnerability, but there is still hope.
Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, but Will Europe Address Muslims in “Marginalized Ghettos”?
Belgium's capital city of Brussels is on its highest alert as residents remain on lockdown.
The Thinking Behind Mental Health Workers’ Pledge for Palestine
We must commit ourselves not only to work as clinicians for the liberation of the individual but for the liberation of the community.