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Human Rights
“We Do Not Want to Die in Silence”: Indigenous People Demand Rights as Draft Climate Deal Reached
Indigenous people from around the world took to Paris to defend their rights and the environment.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Brutality: “The Violence Is Not New, It’s the Cameras That Are New”
Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses white supremacy and being Black in the US.
Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, but Will Europe Address Muslims in “Marginalized Ghettos”?
Belgium's capital city of Brussels is on its highest alert as residents remain on lockdown.
The Thinking Behind Mental Health Workers’ Pledge for Palestine
We must commit ourselves not only to work as clinicians for the liberation of the individual but for the liberation of the community.
The Anti-Deportation Struggle Continues, One Year After Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
A year after the President's action, immigrants are still fighting for relief.
Governors Have No Right to Exclude Syrian Refugees
Only the federal government has the power to decide if and where refugees can settle in the US.
Black and Palestinian Solidarity: Beyond Conceptions of “Natural Allyship”
To become stronger, Black American and Palestinian solidarity efforts must include deeper challenges to anti-Black racism.
“We’ve Never Had Privacy”: Hamid Khan on How the Surveillance State Impacts Marginalized Communities
Hamid Khan from the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition discusses the surveillance-industrial complex and its profound impacts on our lives.
Who Is to Blame for the Refugee Crisis?
Many European countries are responding to the crisis with racist hysteria, polices and police state measures.
Spate of Black Church Burnings Near Ferguson Raise New Hate Crime Fears
Over 10 days, six predominantly black churches have been set ablaze in the St. Louis area.