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Governor Brown Signs Human Right to Water Bill
Governor Jerry Brown yesterday signed historic legislation establishing a state policy that every Californian has a human right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible drinking water.
In New Court Filing International Rights Groups and Experts Urge Spanish Supreme Court to Reopen Inquiry Into Bush Era Torture
A group of international human rights organizations and experts filed a brief today before the Spanish Supreme Court asking that they resume its inquiry into Bush Era torture.
As Anti-Immigrant “Papers, Please” Law Takes Effect, Journalist Jeff Biggers on Arizona, the “State Out of the Union”
An interview on the reaction to a federal judge's lifting last week of an injunction against a key component of Arizonau2019s controversial anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, requiring police to …
Journalist Arun Gupta and Organizer Marina Sitrin on Occupy’s Anniversary
GRITtv host Laura Flanders talks to journalist Arun Gupta and organizer Marina Sitrin about the movementu2019s impact and future role in American life and politics.
When Savages Unite
This video of spoken word artist Mark Gonzales is in response to the hateful and racist advertisements purchased by Pamela Geller and her organization the American Freedom Defense Initiative …
Revolution, Elections, and Betrayal: Hard Lessons from Egypt
As the new Morsi government negotiates with the IMF, it's clear that - as in the US - elections in Egypt have not responded to citizens' revolutionary demands …
Survivor of US Military Rape in Japan Allowed to Pursue Perpetrator in US Courts
Ruling allows Australian woman to collect a Japanese civil judgment against a former US Navy sailor for raping her in Japan ten years ago.
Haitian Activist Tours US Demanding Housing Rights for the Country’s 400,000 Displaced
Housing activist Reyneld Sanon is beginning a tour in the US to raise awareness about Under Tents, the international campaign for housing rights in Haiti.
Iran, the Left and the Non-Aligned Movement: A Guide for the Perplexed
The bafflement about Iran so widespread on the Left has a long history.
Remembering Natalia Estemirova
Natalia Estemirova, artist, activist and leader in the Roots to Resistance Project was abducted and murdered in 2009. Tanya Lokshina reflects on her life and her work.