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Five Ways the Government Shutdown Hurts Women Most
Despite Republicans insistance that Democrats are “focused on birth control and sex rather than making sure the government doesn't shut down,” it's becoming clear that women will be harmed …
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Stop Oppressing Our Youth
We cannot blame the individual when it is clearly the system that doesn't work.
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Book Review: Kindness and a “Harsh” Alabama Immigration Law
‘Love Has No Borders’ compiles the faith community's responses to HB 56, including sermons, letters to the editor, public testimony, prayers and blog posts.
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Does Christianity Continue to Stifle Indigenous Political Will?
Indigenous peoples must consciously confront and oppose the hegemony of the Christian worldview that informs the forces of economic oppression and ecological destruction, says Four Arrows.
A Discriminatory Ban on Religious Symbols for State Employees Threatens Human Rights in Quebec
The proposed charter would aim to clarify the ways in which to govern in Quebec, especially with religious minorities.
Is Obama Making Good on His Promise to Close Gitmo?
Four months after President Obama recommitted to close Gitmo, TRNN contributor Michael Ratner gives us an update on the status of the prison.
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Immigration “Reform” Won’t Stop Parent-Child Separation
Even if the watered-down Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act does pass, children all over the United States will be living in fear of being separated from …
Spilling the NSA’s Secrets: Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger on the Inside Story of Snowden Leaks
Interview with Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, the British newspaper that first reported on Snowdenu2019s leaked documents.
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Killers Roam Free in Nepal
Despite the subsequent abolition of monarchy, there is a general feeling that the succeeding elected governments were as dictatorial as the royal regime.
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Uniting to Win: A Review of Chris Crass’ “Toward Collective Liberation“
A new book specifically targets white males to recognize their privilege and help eliminate it.