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Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi on Nuclear Deal, Islamic State, Women’s Rights
Ebadi discusses the threat posed by IS and the significance of the framework deal agreed to by Iran and world powers including the US and Israel to curb its …
“You Can Replace Property, You Can’t Replace a Life”: Voices of the Unheard in the Baltimore Streets
Tuesday night, police in riot gear fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters who defied the curfew when it began at 10 pm.
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The Baltimore Rebellion and Newton’s Third Law of Motion
The Baltimore Rebellion follows the natural laws of physics, Newton's Third Law of Motion and it is the language of the unheard.
Is Queer Sex Legal? How Sex Laws Have Changed (or Not) Since 1964
Despite advances in gay rights, sex crime convictions are on the rise.
Iraq’s Female Citizens: Prisoners of War
Iraqi woman human rights defender Yanar Mohammed spoke about grassroots responses to the atrocities women are facing under ISIS.
Western PR Firms Benefited From Sri Lanka’s Overseas Propaganda Campaign
Sri Lankan taxpayers spent $1.3 million on politically connected Washington firms.
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Challenging American Exceptionalism
Marjorie Cohn: There had been little public concern in this country about drone strikes that killed people in other countries. But when it was revealed that US citizens could …
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Michael Eric Dyson: Crab in a Barrel
Dyson has demonstrated his loyalty to power.
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Deaths at Sea: Scant Hope for the Future From Europe’s History of Failure on Migrants
Europe is today the deadliest migration destination in the world and the Mediterranean is becoming an open-air cemetery.
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We Can’t Afford Immigrants Not Being Insured
The Affordable Care Act should be expanded to cover undocumented immigrants, but that's only the next step.