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Trapped in Raqqa: Amnesty Says Civilians Caught in “Deadly Labyrinth” as US Intensifies Airstrikes
Civilians have been killed and injured since the offensive began in June.
Dick Gregory in His Own Words: Remembering the Pioneering Comedian and Civil Rights Activist
Gregory passed away on Saturday in Washington, DC at the age of 84.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on How Cities Are Winning Reparations for Slavery
Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses reparations after Charlottesville.
When Deportation Is a Death Sentence: One Domestic Worker’s Fight for Survival
Reina Gomez needs to be in the US to live; the US needs her labor.
Global Freedom, Intervention and the American Perspective
In theory, Americans may support “freedom” throughout the world, but their interventionist policies usually help subjugate liberty.
Former DOJ Civil Rights Head: Jeff Sessions Is Implementing an Anti-Civil Rights Agenda
Sessions has managed to undo nearly every aspect of Obama's civil rights legacy.
An Off-the-Record Genocide: Global Resource Extraction Economy Provides Incentives to Destroy DR Congo Indigenous Groups
Resource extraction interests and corrupt elites are incentivizing genocide of indigenous people in the Congo.
Boycotts to Achieve Political Change Are Forms of Political Speech
Any attempt by Congress to legislate against a grassroots movement contradicts the values that are embodied in the First Amendment.
Formerly Jailed CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou: Jeff Sessions Is Extending Obama’s War on Leaks
John Kiriakou discusses the FBI's newly formed team for handling leaks.
US Border Agents Urged Mexican Teen to Drink the Liquid Meth That Killed Him
Velazquez's case is just the latest example of rampant abuse and mistreatment by border agents.