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Both Former EPA Official and Flint Emergency Manager Pass the Buck on Water Crisis
Lawmakers took high-level decision makers during the Flint crisis to task, with scathing criticism.
Dream Defenders Launch #SquaDD2016 “Presidential” Campaign: “We’re Black, Brown, Radical and Tired as Hell”
Dream Defenders have organized around voting rights and access.
“Donald Trump Scares Me”: Ex-GOP Lawmaker on the ’16 Race, Climate Denialism and the Supreme Court
Mickey Edwards' analysis of the nation's current political situation may surprise you.
Obama: Off to Cuba With a Sense of Privilege in His Hands
Obama stands to learn a thing or two about human rights during his upcoming trip to Cuba.
Internationally Recognized Rights Defender Berta Cáceres Murdered in Honduras
Honduras' most internationally recognized activist, Berta Caceres, was murdered in her home.
Rights Lab: Where Can I Fly My Drone?
Smartphones revolutionized people's access to cameras; could drones do the same for air space?
Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan Blast Texas Anti-Choice Law, but Will Their Male Colleagues Follow Suit?
With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia less than three weeks ago, the Supreme Court has only eight justices opening the way for a 4-4 tie in …
Will Obama’s Guantánamo Plan Close the Prison or Just Relocate It to a New ZIP Code?
Obama wants to transfer all detainees to their home countries or to US military or civilian prisons.
MarShawn McCarrel: Remembering the Black Lives Matter Activist Who Shot Himself at Ohio Statehouse
MarShawn organized against the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson and worked to aid the homeless.
The Empire’s War on the Border
Why are there thousands of bodies on the US Mexico border?