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Human Rights
There Is A Time For Everything
Publishing negative press about Russia should be taken seriously, as it may have the unintended consequence of drumming up public frustration about Russia at a time when diplomacy is …
Older Than Her Chronological Age
I find the concept that any underage girl can be culpable in her own rape absolutely disgusting.
Snowden Documents Reveal NSA Gave Israeli Spies Raw Emails, Texts, Calls of Innocent Americans
Despite assurances from President Obama, the scandal around the National Security Agency continues to grow.
Fair Housing Groups Ask Court to Deny Banks’ Effort to Stop Richmond’s Mortgage Rescue Plan
The brief argues that the actions the securitization industry has threatened to take to block the program, known as Richmond CARES, would amount to illegal redlining and would violate …
From One Nobel Peace Laureate To Another: Open Letter to President Barack Obama
There is no doubt that the use of chemical arms is immoral and to be condemned, but your government has no moral authority whatsoever to justify an intervention.
Twelve Years Post 9/11, Islamophobia Still Runs High
Deepa Kumar: Political elite have built Islamaphobia in US foreign policy to justify imperialistic ambitions.
Glenn Greenwald on Secret NSA Program to Crack Online Encryption
“There is no form of human commerce ... that is ever invulnerable to their prying eyes,” says Greenwald.
Declaring Syria Regime Illegitimate Sends Strong Human Rights Message and Exposes Lenders
Over the last year, a religious antipoverty organization has met with U.S. Treasury and White House officials to encourage them to declare the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad …
John Lewis Marches On
Bill Moyers and Rep. John Lewis revisit the 1963 March on Washington. How did it transform America?
Probably Possible: A Simple Poem for a Big Problem
I would like to weave you a tale of modern humanity, That great and wonderful monstrous calamity...