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Human Rights Defenders Slam Nomination of Elliott Abrams to Diplomacy Panel
Biden nominated Abrams, who has defended death squads and interventions, to serve on a bipartisan diplomacy commission.

New UN Report Condemns Guantánamo and Calls on Biden to Close It
The U.S. government is being given good counsel by the UN expert and it's time the White House took it seriously.

Israel Launches Largest Aerial Attack on West Bank in Nearly Two Decades
At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured, drawing alarm from human rights groups and the UN.

Israel Is Already Weaponizing AI — But Not in the Ways It Claims to Be
Israel claims to be a leader in AI tech, but its main innovations are lax industry ethics and widespread surveillance.

Why Khanna Denounced Trump’s White Supremacy, But Not Modi’s Hindu Supremacy
The answer perhaps lies in the growing U.S.-India defense partnership that Rep. Ro Khanna has been championing.

Progressives Slam Continued US Military Aid for Israel Amid Settler Violence
"This is a pogrom," wrote Rep. Ilhan Omar after hundreds of settlers rampaged through Palestinian towns.

Israel Escalates Attacks on Palestinians, From Drone Strikes to Settler Attacks
Palestinian journalist Mariam Barghouti calls the attacks “an intensification to completely take over Palestine.”

The Supreme Court Deals a Blow to the Navajo Nation’s Water Rights Claim
The decision could reverberate along the Colorado River Basin where 30 tribal nations rely on the river’s water supply.

New Docs Link CIA to Medical Torture of Indigenous Children and Black Prisoners
While we may never know the full truth, we owe it to those harmed and killed to illuminate their stories.

We’re Failing Our Elders: Seniors Are a Growing Portion of Unhoused Population
People over age 50 now account for approximately half of the unhoused population in the U.S.