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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 …
Streamlined Deportation: “No One Here in This Room Can Help You”
Operation Streamline turns trespassing across an international border into a criminal offense for the first time in US history.
Gaza Uncut: Another Year of War and Siege
Gaza remains under Israeli siege, making life more difficult.
FBI on Wrong Side of History
Sam Sacks speaks with Truthout's Lead Investigative Reporter Jason Leopold about the FBI's approach to the Occupy movement.
Making an Infection a Crime: An Interview With HIV Activist Sean Strub
Strub: HIV-specific laws create stigma and discourage people from getting tested.
Obama Writing “Rules” for Killing People with Drones
Michael Ratner: Rules would allow him to kill extra-judicially anyone considered an enemy combatant anywhere.
Groups to Launch “Healthcare Is a Human Right” Campaign in Maryland
Various organization are launching the statewide campaign u201cHealthcare Is a Human Right
Community, the Environment and the “Nonsexist City“
In this chapter, Gar Alperovitz charts the varied interconnections between community economic and environmental stability, gender-friendly community design and land ownership institutions.
When Israel Says It Doesn’t Target Journalists, It Is Lying
Israelu2019s entrenched policy of literally shooting the messenger continues to go unchallenged.
US Government Continues to Wage Campaign Against Whistleblowers
Legal expert Michael Ratner: Alleged hacktivist accused of leaking Stratfor files awaits trial; Manning lawyers say charges should be dropped as he was tortured.