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The Canadian University and the War Against Omar Khadr
Tyler J. Pollard interviews David L. Clark about inviting Omar Khadr to his university and Canada's vilification of the young man.
Ireland’s Social Revolution: Traditionally Catholic Nation Makes History With Marriage Equality Vote
Ireland has become the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage via popular vote.
SDS Leader Tom Hayden on Vietnam: We Must Challenge the Pentagon on the Battlefield of Memory
Tom Hayden: "Each generation has to wrestle with the history of what came before, and ask: ‘Whose interest does this history serve?"’
Advocates Say Black Women Left Out of Freddie Gray Conversation
More attention is needed to Black women in the policing debate.
Former Congressman Ron Dellums: Organizing for Peace Forces Us to Challenge All Forms of Injustice
Ron Dellums is a legend in this country in the progressive movement.
137 Shots, No Convictions: Cleveland Cop Acquitted in Killing of Two Unarmed Black People
The national conversation on policing African-American communities is focused on Cleveland after a major federal settlement and a controversial verdict.
Bill Reintroduced in Congress to Ensure Public Accountability, Transparency at Privately-Operated Prisons
On Wednesday, US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) in Congress.
NAACP Accuses Baltimore Police Union of Intimidation
A pointed letter to FOP president says the union's criticism is widening the racial divide.
The Philippines Factory Fire Was a Planned Massacre of Women Workers
The factory wasn't a factory; it was a slaughterhouse.
With House Passage of Extreme 20-Week Abortion Ban, GOP Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights
The vote came months after Republicans were forced to withdraw their initial version following dissent from women in their own party.