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Human Rights
Justice in Guatemala Deferred, Again
Christy Thornton talks to Jo-Marie Burt about the past, present, and future of the historic Rios Montt trial.
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Looking Away From Police Killings
The policies, practices and attitudes that lead to so many black people being killed by law enforcement have to be confronted.
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Is Inequality Killing US Mothers?
The United States' embarrassing maternal mortality figures are closely tied to extreme economic inequality.
The Eyes of the World
With constant news delivery, there is little time to contemplate tragedy such as the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
The Distorted Exaggeration of Black-on-Black Crime Ignores Much of the United States’ Criminality
American discourse on crime is deeply politicized and influenced by racial and class bias.
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Four Places Conservatives Believe Women Don’t Belong
Gender equality? Not so fast, say today's conservatives.
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Charlie Hebdo
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A New Generation Reclaims MLK Day
A new generation reclaims the radical legacy of MLK.
Ethiopia, Seen by West as an Island of Stability, Is Guilty of State Terrorism in Ogaden
Ethiopia, a willing ally in the “war on terror,” is an egregious violator of human rights.
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On Racism and Selective Commemoration
If you average out the murder rate in Chicago last year, it breaks down to about one murder every nineteen hours. Seventeen of those people were killed by our …