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Michael Moore, Chris Hedges on Challenging NDAA Indefinite Detention and the “Corporate Coup d’État”
A group of reporters, scholars and activists are suing the Obama administration over the controversial provision in the National Defense Authorization Act.
Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery
Dr. Joy DeGruy explores African-American history, cultural behavior and the trauma of slavery and racism's impacts on African-Americans and society as a whole.
Stateless in the Age of Islamophobia
The strange saga of Tareq Abufayyad's foiled attempt to join his family of US citizens in California reveals how real people's lives can be ruined by aggressive pre-emptive prosecution, …
In the Shadow of the Wall: From Gaza to Arizona
More than two decades after the fall of the Berlin wall, what have we learned about barriers that separate people?
Truthout’s Jason Leopold on His Upcoming Trip to Guantanamo, His Update on the Gitmo “Suicide” of Adnan Latif and the Case of ex-CIA Spy John Kiriakou
Peter Collins talks to Jason Leopold.
“An Incredible Soul”: Larry Lessig Remembers Aaron Swartz
“This was somebody who was pushed to the edge by what I think of as a kind of bullying by our government.”
Bronx Residents Accosted by NYPD Win Landmark Court Ruling Deeming “Stop and Frisk” Tactic Illegal
A federal judge has ruled that New York City police are not allowed to routinely stop pedestrians outside of private residential buildings in the Bronx.
Four Years After Vow to Close Gitmo, Why Has Obama Signed NDAA Bill Barring Transfer of Its Prisoners?
Of the 166 prisoners remaining at Guantu00e1namo, 86 have been cleared for release.
Indian Gang-Rape Victim’s Attackers Charged With Murder, Protesters Push for Broader Women’s Rights
Five men have been formally charged in India with the kidnapping, gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus.
Encounter with Justice: Human Rights and Resistance in Puerto Rico
The Encuentro Derechos Humanos 2012, recently held at San Juanu2019s University of the Sacred Heart was a reunion for scholars and activists dedicated to opening dialogue on equality and …