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Students Push to Oust Nicaraguan President Ortega as Death Toll Rises Amid Bloody Police Crackdown
At least five people were killed over the weekend in Nicaragua amid escalating anti-government protests.
Trump’s Disinvitation of the Philadelphia Eagles: An Act of Symbolic Racism
Trump disinvited the NFL champs to an event they didn’t want to attend.
The Slippery Slope of Dehumanizing Language
The pervasive use of dehumanizing language is a slippery slope that can ultimately cause tremendous harm.
The Hidden Horrors of “Zero Tolerance” Policies at the Border
Mass trials for crossing the border and scattered cases of family separations have taken place since “Operation Streamline.”
The Life Cycle of a Slur
From word of oppression, to reclamation and onward.
Under Trump, US Contempt for International Law Intensifies
Reckless policies have increased the military's role.
Remembering Palestinian Medic Razan al-Najjar, Killed by the Israeli Defense Forces
Palestinian medic Razan al-Najjar was killed as she ran to provide medical aid to a wounded protester.
The United Nations Just Published a Scathing Indictment of US Poverty
The conclusions are damning.
Deportation Looms for 9,000 Nepali Immigrants Displaced by Devastating Earthquake
Nepal's economy is unable to absorb more people.
Trump Turns Up the Anti-Immigrant Hate
The hate directed at MS-13 and Central American migrants represents an escalation of the administration’s scapegoating.