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Damming Rivers Is Terrible for Human Rights, Ecosystems and Food Security
Hydropower is high cost and high risk. There are better options for a renewable energy future post-pandemic.
Border Patrol Policies Are Designed to Kill Hundreds of Migrants Each Year
A new report outlines dozens of incidents in which Border Patrol left migrants en route to the U.S. to die.
I Was Shackled to My Bed After Giving Birth. Then They Took My Baby Away.
Prison separates parents from their newborns and makes breastfeeding impossible. This cruelty must end.
New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons
Despite the introduction of mass testing, people in Illinois prisons and jails are still contracting COVID-19.
Palestine Refugees Are Forced to the Back of the COVID Vaccine Line
Conditions in Palestine are an argument for prioritizing refugees for the COVID vaccine, not leaving them behind.
Homeless Encampment Evictions Highlight the Cruelty of Capitalism Amid COVID
Homeless people are in an impossible position: They’re deprived of housing but barred from sleeping in public space.
UK Judge Blocks Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
Legal representatives from the United States plan to appeal the decision issued on Monday.
Decision Is Good News for Assange But Sets Grave Precedent for Other Journalists
Julian Assange’s extradition was blocked not due to press freedom, but rather concern over prison conditions.
Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsened Amid COVID
Yemenis have been left battling war, disease and the effects of climate change on a shrinking aid budget.
Mothers Are Pushing to Free Their Children From Prison During COVID
COVID-19 adds more sickness and death to an already unjust system.