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Human Rights
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More Than a Number: Violence and Freedom of Expression in Honduras
In today's Honduras, the inalienable freedom of expression has been violently repressed in the form of frequent attacks committed against journalists.
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Why We Need to Talk About Black Prophetic Fire
Cornel West explores whether the soul of the United States can be salvaged by a rekindling the Black prophetic tradition.
Tale of Two New Yorks Endures Under de Blasio as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrest Crusade
Extreme racial disparities persist as Blacks and Latinos make up 86% of marijuana possession arrests, despite young Whites using at higher rates.
Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk on the Legitimacy of Hope in the Palestinian Struggle
On Monday, the Israeli government made a rare appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, but its delegation refused to acknowledge responsibility for the conditions in the West …
In UN Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State
Noam Chomsky recently spoke in the hall of the UN General Assembly at an event sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of …
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Three Youth, Three Destinies: Which One for Gaza?
Residents of the Gaza Strip - 65% of whom are under 25 - are resilient, but how much more can they stand?
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Applauding Black Death in the Hour of Chaos
What does it mean to be willing to die for a cause in a society that already considers you to be hyper-disposable?
Racist Policing in the De Blasio Era: Bill Bratton’s Crusade to Save a Dying Brand
Is New York City Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton maintaining a debunked policing philosophy for personal financial gain?
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Code Black Alert: Slave Patrols Alive and Well Across the US
Using the scientific modality of empiricism, the ability to predict outcomes based upon historic experiences, observations and reality, the murders of Brown, Powell, Myers, Martin, the hundreds and thousands …
Dark Day for Democracy: SCOTUS Allows Racially-Motivated Disenfranchisement of Texas Voters
Despite uncontested findings of purposeful discrimination in the GOP law, strict new Photo ID restrictions allowed to take effect.