Human Rights

Human Rights

  • I Spent 14 Months in Jail Because I Couldn't Pay My Way Out

    Lavette Mayes, Matthew McLoughlin / Truthout

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 06/27/2017 - 08:58

  • India Is on Its Way to Becoming a Hindu Nation, Suppressing Multiculturalism

    Teesta Setalvad / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 06/26/2017 - 15:21

  • As Recycling Declines and Centers Close, the Homeless Are Really Screwed

    Anna Sanford / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 06/26/2017 - 14:15

  • Cops Killing Blacks Has Come to Be Expected

    Celisa Calacal / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 06/26/2017 - 10:22

  • College Defends Firing Professor after Fox News Appearance

    Jessica Mazzola / NJ.com  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sun, 06/25/2017 - 08:34

  • In North Carolina, 'No' During Sex Doesn't Always Mean No

    Celisa Calacal / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 06/24/2017 - 12:05

  • Mormon Girl Who Says She Is Gay Has Microphone Cut Off, Stirring Protest

    The Guardian  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 06/24/2017 - 11:09

  • Rape Victim in Alabama Killed Herself After Police ‘Bullied’ Her to Protect the Wealthy Alleged Attacker

    Bob Brigham / Raw Story

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 06/24/2017 - 09:45

  • 'Modern-Day Slavery': Many Southern States Have Prison Inmates Working in Governor's Mansions and Capitol Buildings

    Celisa Calacal / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 06/23/2017 - 10:26

  • CEOs Use Virtual Reality to Simulate the Experience of Being Homeless, Face Instantaneous Backlash

    Celisa Calacal / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Fri, 06/23/2017 - 07:56

  • Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Reasons to Support BDS

    Ariella Azoulay / OR Books  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 06/22/2017 - 14:26

  • Rev. William Barber: 'Voter Suppression Hacked Our Democracy'

    Mary Claire Blakeman / New America Media  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Thu, 06/22/2017 - 13:44

  • The Philando Castile Jury Was Stacked With Pro-Gun, Pro-Cop, Middle-Aged White People

    Kali Holloway / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 06/21/2017 - 12:10

  • Anti-Racism Author Tim Wise: Injustice Is Not a Glitch, It's a Feature: Reflections on the Murder of Philando Castile

    Tim Wise / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Wed, 06/21/2017 - 09:12

  • This San Jose Neighborhood Is Literally Constructing a Wall to Keep Out the Homeless

    Celisa Calacal / AlterNet

    Displayed Publishing Date: Tue, 06/20/2017 - 14:06

  • Trump's Planned EPA Cuts Will Hit America's Most Vulnerable

    Mustafa Santiago Ali / EcoWatch

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 06/19/2017 - 12:00

  • The Summer of Love Had the Right Idea: Tear Down Those Walls So We Can Be Together

    Ira Chernus / TomDispatch

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 06/19/2017 - 11:18

  • 4 Enduring Myths About American Slavery

    Daina Ramey Berry / The Conversation  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Mon, 06/19/2017 - 09:53

  • Naomi Klein: Youth-Led Grassroots Progressive Insurgencies Have Pushed Leaders Like Corbyn and Sanders into National Politics

    Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez / Democracy Now!  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sun, 06/18/2017 - 16:00

  • Understanding Contemporary White Supremacy

    Anis Shivani / Salon  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sun, 06/18/2017 - 13:16

  • The Best and Worst Countries to Be a Kid—The U.S. Isn't Even In the Top 20

    April M. Short / AlterNet  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sun, 06/18/2017 - 12:45

  • Third Noose Found Hanging Near Major Washington Museums

    The Guardian

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sun, 06/18/2017 - 08:32

  • WATCH: Trump Supporter Chanting Racist Slogans Loses Debate with 12-Year-Old

    Bob Brigham / Raw Story

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 06/17/2017 - 12:33

  • No Justice in Cosby Mistrial: Another Stark Reminder that Rape Culture Hasn’t Been Conquered Yet

    Amanda Marcotte / Salon

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 06/17/2017 - 12:06

  • The Latest US Shootings Are an Awful Reminder of How Normal They Feel

    Jessica Valenti / The Guardian  

    Displayed Publishing Date: Sat, 06/17/2017 - 10:32

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