Truthout
Human Rights
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ALEC, Meat/Poultry Industries, State Bills Target Farm Animal Abuse Videos Revealing Calves Skinned Alive, Cows Suffocated
My brother just emailed me a link from Seattlepi.com that made my stomach turn. Then again, animal cruelty, like all torture, always does, but the abuses in this story …
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On Black Women Domestic Workers
My presentation last week on the great intellectual and educator Anna Julia Cooper for Women's History Month stimulated some wonderful responses. Among them was a letter from Katherine van …
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Rosa Parks Syndrome in Palestine
Liberals who generally support Israel, have seized on bus segregation because it packages occupation in digestible terms.
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Haiti’s Duvalier Needs Company in the Dock
The enablers of human-rights-violating regimes are free to walk the streets of New York and Washington.
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No More Steubenvilles: How to Raise Boys to Be Kind Men
What can we do to help young men respect women, recognize consent, and have healthy sexual relationships?
New York’s Police Union Worked With the NYPD to Set Arrest and Summons Quotas
Some officers sought out or even manufactured arrests to avoid department retaliation.
Access to Health Care, Basic Necessities a Matter of Life or Debt
Medical debt and bankruptcy are uniquely American experiences among wealthy nations.
Pope Francis Accused by Family and Friends of Tortured Priests
Jorge Mario Bergoglio known for his opposition to progressive governments and clerics, is accused of silence, cooperation with Argentinean dictatorship.
Steubenville Rape Trial: Blogger Who Exposed Case Speaks Out After Ohio Teens Found Guilty
Two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio, have been found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl at a party last August.
Court Must Intervene to End Torture of Solitary Confinement, Attorneys Argue
Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal judge to reject California's attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California …