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Would Trump Dismantle the Justice Department Like Bush?
“Blue Mafia: Police Brutality and Consent Decrees in Ohio” gives a vivid and disturbing portrait of what to expect in terms of police brutality under a Trump presidency.
The Human Right to Water at Standing Rock
Attacks on the Water Protectors at Standing Rock violate their internationally recognized right to safe water.
Obama’s Statement Is a False Victory for Pipeline Protesters
It is clear that the president did not commit to any course of action.
Voices From New York City’s Most Notorious Jail: Former Prisoners Speak Out About Abuse at Rikers Island
A new PBS documentary, “Rikers,” brings you face to face with men and women who have survived incarceration at New York City's largest and most notorious jail.
Trump’s Alleged Fraud and Child Rape: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Story of Election 2016
Itu2019s been an incredibly strange political year.
The Violence of White Privilege: The Bundy Clan, Dakota Access, the Noose and Donald Trump
White privilege also acts. White privilege is violent.
Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Brings Pipeline Opposition to Meeting With President Obama
Cheyenne River Sioux chairman Harold Frazier spoke with FSRN by phone just hours after meeting with President Obama.
The Rule of Law in Syria: US Actions Violate “the Law” While Claiming to Enforce It
There is no legal basis for the United States to be in Syria.
How Do We Get to a Conversation in This Country About Climate?
CounterSpin interview with Mark Trahant on Dakota Access.
Water Protectors Erect New Front Line Camp Directly in Path of Dakota Access Pipeline
The group cited an 1851 treaty, which they say makes the entire area unceded sovereign land under the control of the Sioux.