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Trump Moves to Expand Ways to Kill Prisoners — Including Firing Squads
This comes as the Trump administration has already executed eight people in the past five months.
2020 Was the Deadliest Year for Trans and Gender-Nonconforming People on Record
Advocates call for media to counteract -- rather than perpetuate -- systemic discrimination.
75 Years Later, Victims of Nuclear Bomb Tests on US Soil Still Seek Justice
U.S. nuclear tests have caused serious health issues to generations of New Mexico residents who remain uncompensated.
Intersex Activists Push Hospitals to Ditch Nonconsensual Surgeries on Children
While intersex activism has existed for decades, the past few years have seen a series of historic victories.
COVID-19 in Prisons Is Far Worse Than Previously Thought, Data Trackers Say
The public may never know the full extent of death and suffering of incarcerated people during the pandemic.
Trump’s Strict Immigration Laws Exacerbate Human Trafficking in the US
Trump’s summits do little to end human trafficking when his policies make migrants more vulnerable to exploitation.
Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons Are Speaking Out
The U.S. has a long history of forced sterilization -- particularly of Black, Brown, poor and disabled people.
Forced Sterilization Is Nothing New to Criminalized People in the US
Allegations of mass hysterectomies at an ICE-run jail are consistent with a long history of state-sanctioned eugenics.
Former DHS Official Claims Trump “Wanted to Maim” Migrants at US-Mexico Border
When discussing border security, Trump would concoct “sickening” schemes, the former official said.
“Israeli Settlers Make a Living Out of Our Suffering,” Says Palestinian Activist
The Jordan Valley is an Israeli business based on stolen land and water, says teacher and activist Sireen Khudairi.