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How Much Moral High Ground Does the US Have Over ISIS?
The United States' war on sexual violence, mass murder and religious persecution should begin at home.
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Rebuilding Neighborhoods and Mitigating Trauma After Israel’s Attacks on Gaza
As human rights workers, doctors and international aid organizations begin to figure out how to rebuild Gaza after Israel's 51 days of attacks this past summer, deep-seated trauma - …
Corporations Are Not Going to Save Us From Climate Disruption
The Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture, SEFA and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative are among many public-private partnerships.
US Slammed for Failure to Fulfill Legal Obligation to Eliminate All Forms of Race Discrimination
A UN Committee has published a scathing denunciation of US failures to honor its treaty commitments to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
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Boosting Resilience in the Caribbean Countries
The upcoming UN Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa will provide an important opportunity to increase international cooperation and knowledge sharing between and within regions.
Thirsting for Democracy in Detroit: Activists Resist Water Service Shutoffs, Wall Street and Privatization
After a week of direct actions protesting privatization and water service shutoffs, the people of Detroit reject a Wall Street-dictated world, decry commodification of the commons and push back …
Water Is a Human Right: Detroit Residents Seek UN Intervention as City Shuts Off Taps to Thousands
Activists in Detroit have appealed to the United Nations over the cityu2019s move to shut off the water of thousands of residents.
No Solution to Record Number of Homeless Families in San Francisco
Homelessness in San Francisco has reached record highs, but the city provides multimillion-dollar tax breaks to companies like Twitter as it deems permanent supportive housing for the homeless too …
Keeping the Peace in Frightening New Arena: The UN’s Cyber Options
It's essential that the United Nations take serious steps to regulate the cyber domain and reduce cyberwarfare with frameworks that could help address this grey area and avoid dangerous …
UN Climate Panel Issues Dire Warning of Threat to Global Food Supply, Calls for Action and Adaption
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its most dire warning yet about how greenhouse gases have driven up global temperatures and extreme weather, while threatening …