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The US and Israel Share a History of Ethnic Cleansing
As we work to decolonize Palestine, we should be aware that we, too, are on colonized ground, says author Steven Salaita.
Empire Files: Buying a Slave — the Hidden World of US-Philippines Trafficking
In the United States, tens of thousands are trafficked annually — the biggest clients being major hotel chains and foreign diplomats.
Jeremy Scahill on Trump’s Embrace of Duterte’s Deadly War on Drugs in the Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte has suggested he might impose martial law across the country, after declaring it this week in his native island of Mindanao.
Journalist Desmond Cole on How the Toronto Star Tried to Silence His Activism for Black Liberation
Cole has long criticized the controversial police practice of carding — stopping, interrogating and collecting data on individuals without probable cause.
As Last Confederate Statue Is Removed in New Orleans, Will School Names and Street Signs Follow?
New Orleans has removed the last of four Confederate statues in recent weeks.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Probe US Border Patrol Over Killing of Mexican Father
Christian Ramirez discusses developments in the case of Anastasio Hernu00e1ndez Rojas's death.
Homeland Insecurity: Jews and Muslims United Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
WOM's journey will be launched in June 2017 in New York City.
The Long Ride Home: Get on the Bus and Incarcerated Families
The Get On The Bus program offers support and free transportation services to families affected by the criminal justice system.
Whither the Wages of Whiteness? How Trump’s Path to the White House Was Paved by Neoliberal Economics
Based on Trump's rhetoric and the policies, his agenda may be better understood as an attempt to make “whiteness great again.”
French Voters Face Presidential Election Between Far-Right, Openly Racist Candidate and Centrist Investment Banker
Yasser Louati, a French human rights and civil liberties activist and researcher, discusses the difficulties of the French election.