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CNN: Palestinians Want to Die
Small-scale violence by Palestinians is not justified by Israel's ongoing brutality.
Kavita Krishnan: “Women’s Liberation, Everyone’s Liberation”
It is not enough to say it's rooted in patriarchy and capitalism. You do need to understand exactly how it is rooted in Indian society and how we can …
Border Wars in the Homeland: “Stop Stepping on the Pictures“
The usual rights meant to protect Americans from unreasonable search and seizure and unwarranted interrogation are up for grabs.
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A National Call: Come to Detroit, Link Arms to Stop the Water Shut Offs and Fight for Democracy
After thousands have had their water shut off in Detroit, people plan to protest the human rights violation and privatization that has ensued since the Wall Street-engineered financial crisis.
Leading Groups Stand Strong with American Muslims in Appeal of NYPD Spying Lawsuit
Law enforcement officials, interfaith, civil liberties groups file amicus briefs in support of Hassan et al v. City of New York.
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Charles Koch, Modern Robber Baron, Exposed
Charles Koch was a member of the John Birch Society at the height of their attacks on the civil rights movement.
Marjorie Cohn | Israel Inflicts Illegal Collective Punishment on Gaza
Israel's use of overwhelming military force greatly exceeds that of Hamas in Gaza, and constitutes collective punishment of the Palestinian civilian population, which is a war crime.
“We Should Be Protecting Children”: Rep. Gutierrez Supports Funds for Humanitarian Crisis at Border
President Obama has called for close to $3.7 billion to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the US-Mexico border where more than 52,000 unaccompanied children have been detained since …
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SCOTUS in Review: Justice If You’re Rich, Powerful or a Christian
How far will we have to go before we can reverse the course set by this Court?
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Justice Corrupted
Scattered throughout the ranks of US federal prosecutors and judges there have always been men and women who are unwilling to make a distinction between their own biases and …