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Human Rights
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No Pleasure Ride On A Unicorn: The Case For “Uncivil” Civil Rights Activism
“True, genuine, and effective civil rights activism... is blood sport, pure and simple,” writes Weinstein in regards to his fight against religious zealots in the military.
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The NSA: “The Abyss From Which There Is No Return“
Whether or not the surveillance is undertaken for ‘innocent’ reasons, surveillance of all citizens gradually poisons the soul of a nation.
Banished from Home, 10-Year-Old Rodrigo Guzman DREAMs of Real Immigration Reform
The Dream Team is doing everything they can to spread Rodrigo's face and name across the blogosphere and Capitol Hill.
Treaty Obligations Are Not “Discretionary Spending:" Will Congress Abandon the Promises?
The term sequester has a haunting meaning for Native Americans who have endured a legacy of legislative disenfranchisement.
A Letter, A March, A Dream: 1963 Retold
Reverend Byron Williams makes the case that 1963 was the pivotal year for American culture, but has been overlooked.
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Audacity of Dope? Yes We Scan?
This president has become a tragic figure, more so every day with each new revelation of how far the surveillance state has been developed and implemented under his watch. …
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Audacity of Dope? Yes We Scan?
This president has become a tragic figure, more so every day with each new revelation of how far the surveillance state has been developed and implemented under his watch. …
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Chelsea Manning Reveals Gender Identity; Army Unlikely to Grant Hormone Therapy Request
Just a day after being sentenced to 35 years in jail, Chelsea (formerly known as Bradley) Manning requested hormone therapy to live as a woman, but a spokesman said …
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“Now They’re All Dead”: Threats of Assassination to Human Rights Advocates in Haiti
At this crucial moment, Defenders of the Oppressed is calling on Haitian civil society to stand together in a show of solidarity, and on its allies in Haiti and …
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Men Need to Raise their Voices and Support the Women who Have Accused San Diego’s Mayor Bob Filner
Over the past months, I have been shocked and dismayed to hear the revelations by the courageous women who continue to tell their stories of sexual harassment and abuse …