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AOC Slams Democrats Who Would Rather Skip Town Than Vote to Extend Eviction Ban
“We cannot in good faith blame the Republican Party when House Democrats have the majority,” she said.
Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of Apparent War Crimes in Gaza Assault
Human Rights Watch is calling on the International Criminal Court to open a probe into the 11-day assault in May.
Judges Rule in Favor of a School’s Use of Shock Therapy That UN Calls Torture
A private school is once again allowed to use shock therapy on students with developmental and emotional disabilities.
Formerly Unhoused Rep. Cori Bush Introduces a Bill of Rights for the Unhoused
The Unhoused Bill of Rights aims to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025.
Bob Moses Embodied Collective Struggle for Black Freedom and Human Liberation
An educator, Moses also took action against war, imperialism and white supremacy. Let’s carry on his tradition.
Biden Is Imposing More Harsh Sanctions on Cuba — and Guantánamo Remains Open
President Biden himself has called the notorious gulag an “advertisement for creating terror.”
Deposed Burmese Leaders Are Now Changing Their Tune on Human Rights of Rohingya
Leaders issued public declarations promoting Rohingya human rights -- a historic move amid decades-long persecution.
If Biden Wants to “Stand With the Cuban People,” He Can Ease the Cruel Blockade
Every U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower has maintained the blockade against Cuba. Will Joe Biden change that?
To Abolish Prisons and Militarism, We Need Anti-Imperialist Abolition Feminism
Abolition begins with dismantling the heterosexist, racial and imperial framework of the military and prison industries.
Palestinian Feminists Are Resisting Colonization by Fighting Sexual Violence
Sexualized violence invoked in service of the Israeli state furthers settler-colonialism through domination and control.