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Millions March NYC / Black Lives Matter
On December 13th 2014 after weeks of non stop protests in the city, more than 30,000 New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park for ‘Millions March NYC’ and marched …
United States Government Lawyers Told Gitmo Authorities That Force Feeding Is “Never Acceptable” Under Medical Ethical Standards
It is unclear whether Guantanamo ever permits medical staff who have ethical qualms about force-feeding not to participate.
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Holder’s Final Betraying Kiss to the People of Ferguson: The Wholesale Abandonment of Decency
All week the DOJ has been floating trial balloons throughout the media that former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not be brought up on any charges for his …
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Teenage Girls in Argentina – Invisible Victims of Femicide
In most Latin American countries, the lack of broken-down official data on femicides - a term coined to refer to the killing of females because of their gender - …
How Subjected Bodies Are Connecting the Struggle Against Collaborating States
Like African-Americans, Palestinians have been the targets of systematic dehumanization, which serves to justify the violence leveled against them by their respective oppressors.
Mourners for Black Queer and Trans Lives Attacked by Castro Bar
Activists entered Toad Hall and the SF Badlands Bar to invite the mostly white clientele of these bars to join us in affirming that Black Lives Matter, but were …
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Progressives Have Hope; Just Don’t Ask Jonathan Chait About It
There's been a growing litany of complaints from straight White men - claiming their own marginality.
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Learning From “American Sniper“
“American Sniper” is a racist, militaristic movie. But it has much to teach us if we want to build a successful antiwar movement.
“The Power of the People”: “Selma” Director Ava DuVernay on Fight for Civil Rights, Voting Equality
In an extended interview with “Selma” director Ava DuVernay, we broadcast excerpts from her Oscar-nominated film.
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FBI: Give Me Back My Email to WikiLeaks
It's chilling to read that the FBI has your stuff specifically.