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US Charitable Donations Are Funding Displacement of Palestinians
Facing Israeli state violence, Palestinians refuse to concede their land and continue to organize against colonization.
Refugees of Color Fleeing Ukraine Held in Migrant Jails in Poland and Estonia
Some African students have been locked in “long-term detention centers” upon escaping Ukraine.
Progressives Demand Congress Cut Military Support for War on Yemen
The deadly blockade and bombardment of Yemen is now entering its eighth year.
GOP Attacks Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Work Defending Guantánamo Prisonsers
Jackson was one of hundreds of legal professionals in a project that exposed the lies and brutality at Guantánamo.
Disability Doesn’t Make Us Less Worthy of Life. COVID Policy Assumes It Does.
As we hope for a world a little less dominated by COVID, we must recognize that risk will not be the same for everyone.
Ukraine’s Children Are Vulnerable to Shady Adoption Schemes
A far right Christian pastor just showed up in Poland with 63 Ukrainian kids. That may be just the beginning.
Amid War in Ukraine, Global South Faces Brunt of Rising Food Prices
The UN is warning Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to a “hurricane of hunger.”
Calling Ukraine “Relatively Civilized” Invokes a Racist Ranking of Europeanness
We must remember that terms such as “civilized” and “European” are nothing but a colonial fantasy.
Occupy-Style Protest in Boise Highlights Brutal Conditions Faced by the Unhoused
Nearly five years after an appeals court constrained Boise’s efforts to criminalize homelessness, loopholes abound.
Extradition Looms for Assange After UK Supreme Court Refuses to Hear His Appeal
Press freedom and human rights groups and Julian Assange’s fiancée have all condemned the latest barrier to his freedom.