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Human Rights
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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.
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France: Hatred a la Mode
Zemmour is less a journalist or thinker than a medium through whom the political passions of the moment pass and take on form.
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How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends on Where You Work
Nearly every state has what's known as a “schedule of benefits” that divides up the body like an Angus beef chart.
The First Casualty of the Cold War: Journalist Kati Marton on the Polk Conspiracy
Marton discusses the alleged conspiracy behind the 1948 murder of US journalist George Polk in Greece.
Why ISIS Exists
It's too easy to forget that the US invasion of Iraq killed some half a million Iraqis - most of them civilians.