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Human Rights
Pregnant Women and Immigrant Children: The Latest Victims of Mass Imprisonment?
A Tennessee law recently signed by Gov. Bill Haslam criminalizes women who ingest narcotics while pregnant.
Irish Teenager Among Prisoners Set for Egypt Mass Trial
That the Egyptian government has arrested and tortured children, in contravention of its own and international law, is horrifying enough.
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Do You Know Which States Are Best for Women?
A recent study ranks Louisiana the WORST state for women.
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Michael Brown and Anti-Black Violence
Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden, parents of Michael Brown, a teenager killed by a police officer, listen as an attorney speaks during a news conference concerning the death …
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The Rear-Guard Defense of Torture
Top CIA lawyer honored ... now squirming.
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Losing Inquiry in the Public Sphere
The Age of WikiLeaks has brought with it a flourishing of technocratic dilemmas.
Our Privacy and Liberty Still at Risk, Even if Leahy NSA Bill Passes
Reaching consensus on how to reform these massive, poorly understood programs will be challenging, to say the least.
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Manolada Workers: “No Greek Would Want This Job Anyway“
As a Greek court frees the shooters and employer of 35 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers, the plight of Greece's migrant workers is brought back into focus.
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As Migrant Children Face Backlash, Communities Mobilize to Drown Out Hate
The hateful taunts of counter protesters were drowned out by songs of freedom resonating high toward the skyscrapers in Manhatten this June.
Truthout Interviews Tanya Lee on Native American Gender-Based Violence
Tanya Lee speaks with Ted Asregadoo about the startlingly high rates of gender-based violence among Native American and Native Alaskan communities and the lack of access the victims of …