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Native Human Remains Suspected to Have Been Stored on Vassar College
The elite school went public on February 12 about the fact that human remains had been found in a campus building.
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Children Are Freezing to Death in Syria as Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies
The all-out offensive by the Syrian government is the single largest displacement in a nine-year war.
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Hindu Nationalist Violence Rocks Delhi as Trump Visits Modi in India
The death toll from anti-Muslim violence in Delhi has risen to at least 34.
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Trump’s Expansion of the Muslim Ban May Be Enabling Rohingyan Genocide
Trump’s ban blocks one of the last pathways to a life of dignity and freedom from violence for the Rohingya.
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The Harvey Weinsteins of the World Can’t Exist Without Systems of Power
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke says we cannot overlook the larger systems in which sexual assault occurs.
![Activists in Chicago uplift light boards that spell out "Fight Fascism" on August 18, 2017. The light banner was a organized in response to white supremacist attacks that had recently occured in Charlottesville, VA, including the murder of activist Heather Heyer.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/20988578_1644073468960023_2345866123966840592_o-1-400x300.jpg)
Getting Real About Fascism: What You Need to Know
Kelly Hayes talks with author Shane Burley about the current political moment and how we can fight back.
![A supporter of Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange wearing a Donald Trump face mask holds a placard outside Australia House in central London against Assange's extradition to the United States where he will face espionage charges. The extradition trial hearing will be held at Woolwich Crown Court on February 24, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-1202638238-400x300.jpg)
Thousands Protest in London Against Assange Extradition Before Start of Hearing
The combined maximum sentence in the U.S. for the crimes Assange is accused of is 175 years.
![Colorado legislator Brianna Titone, at center in purple shirt, is a transgender woman who defeated her Republican opponent in a conservative district during the 2018 general election, to become Colorado’s first out transgender state lawmaker -- one of only four in the country.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0221-brianna-titone-400x300.jpg)
Grassroots Movements Fight for Gender Equity in Elections, Culture and Health
New attention on gender inequality is inspiring new movements and energizing existing ones.
![Julian Assange steps out to speak to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0217-julian-assange-400x300.jpg)
Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
The Trump administration is using Assange as an example to warn journalists that they publish at their own peril.
![Protesters at The People's Removal Trial of Donald Trump lock arms in Daley Plaza in Chicago on February 1, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0217-protest-r-400x300.jpg)
Should We All Be in the Streets? Let’s Talk About Protest.
Kelly Hayes talks with grassroots organizer and author L.A. Kauffman in Truthout's podcast “Movement Memos.”