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Ten CIA Rendition Victims Urge Obama to Name Them in Senate Torture Report
None of the ten signatories, all victims of CIA rendition, have been officially acknowledged by the US government.
Border Songs: Bringing the Immigration Crisis to the Classroom with Music
The current humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border remains hidden from view, leaving many people, including students, completely unaware that thousands of impoverished people have died.
How US Intelligence Distorted Its Own Data on Child Migration
An intelligence center report contradicts claims that violence and poverty in Central American countries are the main forces behind a rise in border crossings, but its assertions are contradicted …
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Standing in Solidarity Against Racial Exhaustion
While many Asian-Americans may not see themselves as people of color, the world does. Americans need to figure out how to be allies against racism.
G4S Guantanamo Contract “Breaches UK Policy”
The British government maintains that the prison must close.
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US Court Sets Precedent by Ruling Guatemalan Domestic Violence Victim Can Seek Asylum
Women fleeing domestic violence and fearing for their lives can now legally seek asylum in the United States.
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Dahr Jamail | Tortured and Raped by Israel, Persecuted by the United States
Rasmea Odeh was arrested and tortured by the Israel Defense Forces in 1969 when she was 22 years old. Today, Odah is on trial in the United States and …
Resisting the Surveillance State in Germany
On Saturday, August 30, more than 6,000 people took to the streets of Berlin, Germany to protest against intelligence agencies' mass surveillance.
What Black Women in West Philadelphia Had to Say About Women’s Equality Day
Rarely, if ever, are Black women interviewed in the neighborhoods where they live and asked about a policy's impact on their lives.
Disposable Life: Max Silverman
"We have become less and less aware of the changed environment in which disposing of lives takes place and the forms that disposability takes, so that we no longer …