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After Capitol Breach, More Domestic Terrorism Laws Aren’t the Answer
More terrorism laws would only help to perpetuate the harm to democracy that the Capitol mob tried to inflict.
![A UN employee, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is seen in Gaza City on November 10, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0118-un-gaza-city-400x300.jpg)
Palestine Refugees Are Forced to the Back of the COVID Vaccine Line
Conditions in Palestine are an argument for prioritizing refugees for the COVID vaccine, not leaving them behind.
![Advocates for the homeless and front line healthcare workers stage a socially distanced protest aimed at speeding up what they say is the city's slow approach to managing COVID-19 in shelters. in Toronto. April 15, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0115-toronto-housing-400x300.jpg)
Homeless Encampment Evictions Highlight the Cruelty of Capitalism Amid COVID
Homeless people are in an impossible position: They’re deprived of housing but barred from sleeping in public space.
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Organizers Say Urban Agriculture Is Not Just a Hobby, It’s an Act of Resilience
These activists are working to decolonize the food system and shape the narrative around urban agriculture.
![Julian Assange with redacted text and barbed wire](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0105-julian-assange-b-400x300.jpg)
Assange Extradition Denial Indicts US Prison System But Imperils Journalism
Most of Judge Baraitser’s 132-page decision actually supports the Trump administration’s case against Assange.
![Wikileaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy on February 5, 2016, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021-0104-assange-400x300.jpg)
UK Judge Blocks Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
Legal representatives from the United States plan to appeal the decision issued on Monday.
![East Oakland Burrito Roll focuses its efforts on providing food to unsheltered communities in East Oakland, California, which, along with the entire Bay Area, has seen a sharp increase in homelessness in the last few years.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/eobr-7-400x300.jpg)
As Stimulus Falls Short, Mutual Aid Organizers Work to Meet People’s Needs
A broad movement of grassroots organizations are tending to their community’s well-being as COVID-19 surges nationwide.
![Donald Trump as inkblot silhouette giving pardons with United Nations logo looming behind](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_1230-trump-un-400x300.jpg)
UN Experts: Trump Violated International Law in Pardoning Blackwater Mercenaries
The choice to pardon the military contractors convicted of murder and manslaughter may violate the Geneva Conventions.
![Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1230092714-400x300.jpg)
Trump Administration Pushes Rules Facilitating Religious Discrimination at Work
The Biden administration might not be able to roll back some of these rules for at least a couple years.
![Signs are seen during a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions in front of the court house amid Coronavirus pandemic on August 21, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1228141029-400x300.jpg)
Housing Justice Advocates Call on CDC to Extend Federal Eviction Moratorium
The federal eviction moratorium is set to expire at year's end amid a surging pandemic and plunging temperatures.