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Advocates Say Black Women Left Out of Freddie Gray Conversation
More attention is needed to Black women in the policing debate.
Former Congressman Ron Dellums: Organizing for Peace Forces Us to Challenge All Forms of Injustice
Ron Dellums is a legend in this country in the progressive movement.
137 Shots, No Convictions: Cleveland Cop Acquitted in Killing of Two Unarmed Black People
The national conversation on policing African-American communities is focused on Cleveland after a major federal settlement and a controversial verdict.
Bill Reintroduced in Congress to Ensure Public Accountability, Transparency at Privately-Operated Prisons
On Wednesday, US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) in Congress.
Recognizing Genocide and Moving Toward Liberation: Not Counting Mexicans and Indians, Part II
We must take a deeper look at US state violence against Brown and Indigenous people.
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“Incommunicado” Forever: Gitmo Detainee’s Case Stalled for 2,477 Days and Counting
The justice system's treatment of Abu Zubaydah habeas corpus petition has largely escaped notice.
Feeling Trapped in a Dead-End System? Cartoonist’s Affirmations Encourage Resistance
Stephanie McMillan saw the hopelessness fellow activists felt and wanted to do something to help people overcome it.
Documents Detail US Complicity in Operation Condor Terror Campaign
The US government secretly expressed support for Latin American governments' state terror campaign against dissidents.
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Women Leading Relief Efforts in Nepal
Local women leaders ensure that women's voices are heard and that they play an essential role in the relief and recovery efforts.
One Morning in Homan Square
How does having a secretive, controversial police facility in the neighborhood affect the residents of Homan Square?