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Is Obama’s Immigration Plan Too Modest? Proposals Cover Less Than Half of Nation’s Undocumented
President Obama is considering issuing an executive action that could protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Truthout Interviews on Domestic Abuse, State Violence and the Case of Marissa Alexander
Ted Asregadoo speaks to Truthout Contributors Tasahsa Henderson, Monica Trinidad and Ash Stephens about domestic abuse, state violence and the case of Marissa Alexander.
As Indonesia’s New President Takes Office, Cabinet Includes Officials Tied to Atrocities of Old
Indonesia's new president, Joko Widodo, has held his first Cabinet meeting amidst criticism from human rights activists for picking a new defense minister who once defended military killings of …
European Privacy in the Age of Snowden: We Need a Debate About What Intelligence Agencies Are Doing
Amy Goodman looks at the impact his leaks have had on the debate over online privacy in Europe.
Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk on the Legitimacy of Hope in the Palestinian Struggle
On Monday, the Israeli government made a rare appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, but its delegation refused to acknowledge responsibility for the conditions in the West …
In UN Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State
Noam Chomsky recently spoke in the hall of the UN General Assembly at an event sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of …
Narcopolitics and the Failed State: 43 Missing Students, a Narco Mayor and an Institutional Fiasco
In what other country of the world can 43 college kids be kidnapped by police forces and life continue its political, economical and social course as if the …
Federal Court Weighs Gitmo Force-Feeding
Gitmo prisoners remain on hunger strike as President Obama refuses to use his executive power to end inhumane force-feeding and close the prison.
The Question of State Legitimacy
Recently things have not gone so well.
Migrant Women, Children Allege Harsh Conditions, Sexual Assault at For-Profit Texas Immigration Jail
A new family detention center just south of San Antonio holds more than 500 immigrant women and their children as they await deportation.