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Trump Considers Slashing US Funding to UN Amid Warnings of Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since World War II
Joel Charny, director of the Norwegian Refugee Council USA, discusses the cuts to UN funding by Trump and its potential effects across the globe.
The Flint Water Crisis: The US’s Systemic Violence Against the Disadvantaged
Flint water crisis continues to persist. In the richest country in the history of the world, there are people living without clean water.
Standing Rock Lives On: My Experience at the Native Nations Rise March in DC
It may seem all the actions are fragmented, but they are not, because now we are becoming as one. Mni Wiconi!
Ethnic Cleansing Lite: Trump’s New Brand for the US
Since Trump's inauguration, hate crimes have soared.
Tortured and Wrongly Held at Guantánamo for 14 Years, Abdul Zahir Now Has Freedom, but No Justice
The cruelty of Guantanamo and the policies of indefinite detention and torture will likely continue under Trump.
Activists Respond to Israel’s New Law Barring Entry to BDS Supporters
Earlier this week, Israeli lawmakers approved a law barring supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, known as BDS, from entering Israel.
Telling Stronger Stories: Fighting for Humane Health Care in a Republican-Led State
Cait Vaughan fights for health care rights in a state that refused to expand Medicaid.
Immigrant Activist Ravi Ragbir Speaks Out Before ICE Check-in
One of New York's best-known immigrant rights advocates joins us on what might be his last day as a free man in the US.
Remembering Lynne Stewart, People’s Lawyer and Former Political Prisoner
A former teacher and librarian, Stewart was known as a peopleu2019s lawyer who represented the poor and revolutionaries.
Acclaimed Folk Singer on Feminism, Gentrification, Gender Violence and Art in the Era of Trump
Over the past decade, Alynda Segarra's band Hurray for the Riff Raff has become one of the most celebrated in modern folk music.