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Human Rights
US Turns Back on Child Migrants After Its Policies in Guatemala, Honduras Sowed Seeds of Crisis
As tens of thousands of children cross the US border fleeing violence in their native Central American home countries, the hosts look at the historical roots of the crisis.
“Deporter-in-Chief” to Reach 2 Million Mark
Despite record numbers of immigrants deported, immigrant rights groups across the country have resisted draconian measures to destroy American families.
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Why Mainstream Media Feminism Still Needs To Broaden Its Frame To Include Trans People
A high-profile case of transgressing gender norms illustrates the still too narrow scope of feminism that fails to include and struggle for the rights of transgender people.
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Does Uncle Sam Have a God Complex?
No one elected Uncle Sam to play God.
Treating Prisoners as Well as Farm Animals
There are too many stories are out there about the subhuman treatment of pregnant prisoners who give birth while chained, with prison officials by their side.
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South Sudanese Children Starving While Aid Falling Short
The malnutrition crisis comes amidst tumultuous domestic politics in South Sudan, resulting in fighting that has raged since December.
The Periodic Slaughter of Palestinians
To the Israeli government, the periodic slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza is called mowing the grass, a chore that frequently needs repeating.
Detroit Rallies Largest Turnout for Palestine in Years
There's a gap in communication between the African experience, the black experience, and the Arab experience.
In Palestine the Time Is Now
The Palestinian struggle as our own.
The US’s “Rutterless” Immigration and Border Policies
In order to forge a more accurate rutter for immigration and border policies, political and military leaders, news pundits, talk-show hosts, even US citizens, will themselves have to travel …