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Four Years After Vow to Close Gitmo, Why Has Obama Signed NDAA Bill Barring Transfer of Its Prisoners?
Of the 166 prisoners remaining at Guantu00e1namo, 86 have been cleared for release.
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Cornell West: A Voice in the Wilderness
A brief encounter with Cornel West reveals interesting realities about one of the most unique voices in politics today.
Indian Gang-Rape Victim’s Attackers Charged With Murder, Protesters Push for Broader Women’s Rights
Five men have been formally charged in India with the kidnapping, gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus.
Encounter with Justice: Human Rights and Resistance in Puerto Rico
The Encuentro Derechos Humanos 2012, recently held at San Juanu2019s University of the Sacred Heart was a reunion for scholars and activists dedicated to opening dialogue on equality and …
FCC Data Shows Abysmally Low Levels of Ownership for Women and Communities of Color
As African Americans comprise 13 percent of the U.S. population, but own a mere 0.4 percent of TV stations, minority representation in media ownership is lacking.
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Amsterdam’s Plan to Resettle “Antisocial Tenants” in Containment Camps Set to Begin This Month
Today, ‘scum villages’ for ‘antisocial tenants’ in Amsterdam. Perhaps tomorrow it will be containment camps for surplus labor in all capitalist economies.
Streamlined Deportation: “No One Here in This Room Can Help You”
Operation Streamline turns trespassing across an international border into a criminal offense for the first time in US history.
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A Tale of Two Diplomatic Asylums: Julian Assange and Chen Guangcheng
The US has portrayed Guangcheng as a hero at the same time it hunts down Julian Assange for similar acts.
Gaza Uncut: Another Year of War and Siege
Gaza remains under Israeli siege, making life more difficult.
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Reluctant Migration: The Vicious Cycle of Debt, Deportation and Flawed Policy That Drives Central Americans Over the Border Again and Again
No two deportations are alike, but what every deportation shares is hardship.