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Human Rights
Desmond Tutu, Fierce Opponent of South African and Israeli Apartheid, Dies at 90
Desmond Tutu helped lead South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle and supported the BDS movement for Palestinian rights.
Organizers Are Building Solidarity Through Holiday Mutual Aid Work
Holiday-themed mutual aid efforts are popping up in cities and towns all across the United States.
British Court Trusts US to Protect Assange Even Though CIA Plotted to Kill Him
The U.K. High Court accepted U.S. “assurances” of humane treatment if Julian Assange is extradited.
Press Freedoms Threatened as British Court Rules Assange Can Be Extradited to US
The Biden administration has thus far ignored pressure from human rights groups to drop the charges.
Black and Palestinian Unity Is Powerful. Jamaal Bowman Should Support BDS.
If Bowman truly wants to uphold progressive values, he should follow the lead of the Black liberation movement.
Moderna Refuses to Share Vaccine Recipe With Africa as Omicron Rises
Moderna projects $18 billion in sales as a handful of countries block an international patent waiver for vaccines.
Disability Advocates Give Tepid Welcome to Build Back Better’s Home Care Funding
The investment is half of what was originally promised and is unlikely to address long waiting lists and low wages.
Not Everyone Is Feasting. Food Insecurity Is Much Higher Than Before COVID.
This is a crisis — magnified by the pandemic — not of food-production failures but of skyrocketing inequality.
UN Human Rights Envoy Slams Racist Voter Suppression in US
A UN expert said the U.S. “stands out among Western democracies for its incomplete patchwork of human rights.”
Apocalypse Normal
We can decide that we won’t live and die on these terms.