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EXCLUSIVE: As Chicago Police Kill Youth, Vast Misconduct Allegations Purged
Truthout investigates the brief life and mysterious death of 14-year-old Pedro Rios Jr.
Release Guantanamo Force-Feeding Videos, Media Outlets Tell Obama
Several detainees at Guantanamo continue to be subjected to daily force-feedings.
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Pledges for Humanitarian Aid to Syria Fall Short of Target by Billions
More than 12 million people inside Syria are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
Executive Action Leaves Many Undocumented Immigrants in State of Apprehension and Uncertainty
While some are relieved and excited about the Obama administration's immigration executive action, many fear the policy is temporary.
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Wind Powers “Green” Growth in Kenya, but for Whom?
The Lake Turkana region in Kenya is part of a government development plan to increase domestic energy production. But who really benefits?
Indiana Scrambles to Contain Growing Corporate, Public Outcry Over Anti-LGBT “Religious Freedom” Law
A number of states and cities have also taken action, banning officials from traveling to Indiana.
Fatal Construction Accident Shows Higher Risks Faced by Latino Workers
Three men were killed and one left in serious condition after a construction accident in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Palestinian Arab Citizens of Israel: Pointing the Way Forward
That the Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel have fought for their rights for 67 years and continue to advance in their struggle gives me hope.
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On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence and Be Consigned to Oblivion
The following passages are excerpted from Eduardo Galeano's book.
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Radical Walt! (Whitman, That Is)
The negatives so powerful today would, in the eyes of Walt Whitman, surely be overcome.