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Migration Across the Mediterranean: When Will Europe See That Too Many People Have Died?
Peter Mayo interviews a Croatian journalist on the legacy of colonialism behind the EU's immigration policies.
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Chris Hedges | Shooting the Messenger
The differences among Snowden, Manning, Assange and Hammond should not be permitted to diminish the vital importance of all their acts.
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Slavery’s Legacies of Racism and Dehumanization of Labor Still Poison the US
The popular movie and 1853 book,
Police and Rape in New Zealand
On the 16 November, 2013, a number of rallies were held across New Zealand calling for an end to the rape culture that is so prevalent in New Zealand's …
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US Government Has Secret Kill Switch for Communications
Unbeknownst to most Americans, the President has the authority to shut down everyone's internet and phone service in one fell swoop.
Defending Consumers’ First Amendment Rights
Public Citizen defends homeowneru2019s grievance site domain name against attack by construction firm.
Okinawa and the US Empire
The fact that so many crimes are committed by military personnel in such a small amount of time is telling of the adverse effect that military presence in Okinawa …
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Unlikely Allies: Immigration, LGBT Groups Seek Equality
Earlier this year, 11 community groups in Illinois received word from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) that their funding was in jeopardy.
The Lady Parts of Texas Women: Don’t Mess With Them
If you are a women living in Texas, that state has passed hundreds of laws in the last several years that strip a womenu2019s right to privacy, limit access …
Common Cause Unites Women, LGBT and Immigrant Rights Leaders
Deportations continue at a record pace in Texas, which has more immigration detention beds than any other state.