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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Marjorie Cohn analyzes the impact of US imperialism and human rights violations.
Gorsuch Is Already Channeling Scalia on Life-or-Death Decisions
Gorsuch very likely will defer to executive power that tramples on civil liberties and readily puts people to death.
Donald Trump’s War Crimes
The Trump administration's war crimes include the indiscriminate bombings of schools, hospitals, homes and mosques.
Gorsuch Would Use “Originalism” to Affirm Right-Wing Agenda
If confirmed, Gorsuch would use a discredited legal doctrine to further dangerous right-wing political priorities.
Trump Challenges the Limits of Executive Power
In stopping Trump's unlawful Muslim ban, US courts were fulfilling their constitutional responsibility.
Trump’s Choice of Gorsuch Endangers Civil, Human and Environmental Rights
With Gorsuch on the bench, people of color, women and unions will see their hard-earned rights undermined.
State-Sanctioned Torture in the Age of Trump
Trump and his cabinet picks are on record defending torture as a legitimate form of interrogation.
Smooth-Talking Jeff Sessions Can’t Hide Disturbing Record
Sessions supports torture, laws disenfranchising voters of color and the “extreme vetting” of Muslim immigrants.
What Will Baghdad Face in 2017?
Being stuck in traffic is a daily fare in Baghdad.
A Year of US Militarism
US militarism was on full display in 2016 with a continued “war on terror” and bombing in at least five countries.
Trump’s Secretary of Defense Presided Over Slaughter of Civilians in Fallujah
With the likes of Mattis, Flynn and Pompeo advising him, is Trump likely to increase US military interventions?