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DC Police Accused of Using “Rape as Punishment” Targeting Some Arrested During Trump Inauguration
Scott Michelman, a senior attorney at the ACLU of the District of Columbia and lecturer at Harvard Law School, discusses the lawsuit.
How a Poisonous Profit-Culture Is Keeping Us From Innovating for the Betterment of All
Cutting-edge research should be directed towards achieving a decent standard of living for all instead of however the wealthy please or deem appropriate.
Gorsuch Leans Far Right in Muslim Ban Case
The justice who favored torture and warrantless surveillance is also in favor of Trump's Muslim Ban.
Senate GOP Health Care Bill Estimated to Kill 28,600 More in US Each Year and Drop 22 Million From Insurance
Twenty-two million Americans would lose their health insurance under the Senate Republicans' health care bill over the next decade.
From War to Cholera, Yemen Is Facing World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis
The cholera death toll has risen to 1,054.
Can Brooklyn’s Little Pakistan Survive Trump? Inside One Family’s Fight to Stop Their Deportation
Trump's presidency has ushered in a rise in immigrant deportations and arrests.
Sustainability Checks on Unilever Plantations Shouldn’t Be Used as Proof of Compliance With Workers’ Human Rights
“All of these companies are benefiting from, and contributing to, severe labor abuses in their palm oil supply chain.”
Egypt: Seven Men Tortured in State Custody Face Execution; 90 News Websites Blocked
Dozens of activists have been arrested in a series of sweeping raids in recent days.
Oscar López Rivera Speaks Out on Newfound Freedom, Becoming Politicized and Decolonizing Puerto Rico
On May 17, Lopez Rivera was released from prison.
Private Mercenary Firm TigerSwan Targeted NoDAPL Water Protectors With Military-Style Counterterrorism Measures
TigerSwan collaborated with law enforcement agencies to surveil and target the nonviolent movement.