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Doubling Down on Force With Tasers Makes Police Problems Worse
The national trend of sanctioning the increased use of police Tasers ignores the underlying problems with using force.
Why Did Israel Withhold Bodies of Slain Palestinians, Denying the Right to Mourn?
The Israeli government's withholding of Palestinian bodies from the deceased's families violates international humanitarian law.
How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
The totality of the evidence shows that the story of Iranian arms shipments to the Houthis is false.
Who Won Democratic Debate on ISIS? John Kerry and the UN Security Council
Defending action by the United Nations has seemed to have fallen out of favor among liberal Democrats.
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Humiliation Is the Root of All Terrorism
To understand those who engage in violent terrorism, we have to attempt to grasp the terrorists' experience of life from the inside.
Tribunal Finds Mexico and US Jointly Responsible for Human Rights Crisis Linked to Drug War
The jury has called for the suspension of US military and police aid to Mexico.
Deconstructing Israel’s “Self-Defense” Claim and Its Campaign Against the ICC
Neither the facts nor international law support Israel's claim that its military assaults on Gaza were committed in self-defense.
Playful Protesters Use Art to Draw Attention to Inadequacy of Paris Climate Talks
Artist-activists creatively targeted the UN climate conference's corporate sponsors and government negotiators.
Twelve Days That Cooked the World: Combating the Climate Counterrevolution in Paris
UN climate negotiators' failure to mandate adequate emissions reductions provides the moral justification for radical local action.
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Whose Lives Matter? A Crisis of Solidarity at the Climate Talks in Paris
The true test of success in Paris will be if the lives of people in poorer nations aren't valued less than others.