Haitian Community Defenders Fight US-Armed Death Squads and Puppet Governments
Haiti does not suffer from a lack of leadership; it suffers from foreign-backed repression of its talent and potential.
UK Court Gives Biden Chance to Dodge Assange Appeal by “Assuring” His Rights
The WikiLeaks publisher could be extradited if the US gives “satisfactory assurances” of rights and no death penalty.
If Supreme Court Restricts Abortion Pills, Birth Control Could Be Next
Republicans across the country have blocked Democratic efforts to codify the right to use contraception.
Israel Remains Intent on Genocide Despite World Court Orders
After the ICJ told Israel not to commit genocide, it killed, wounded and denied aid to tens of thousands of Gazans.
ICE Under Fire for Solitary Confinement of Immigrants Amid Suicide Attempts
Internal records reveal the man recently found dead at a privately run ICE prison spent nearly four years in solitary.
Biden’s Use of the Slur “Illegal” Underscores His Rightward Lurch on Immigration
Trump’s border plan is fascist. Why is the Democratic Party ceding rhetorical ground rather than confronting the right?
The Genocide in Gaza Is Filling Our Beautiful Month of Ramadan With Dread
As Muslims worldwide fast for the holy month of Ramadan, newborns in Gaza are dying of starvation.
US Has Secretly Sent Israel Over 100 Weapons Shipments in Last 150 Days
This amounts to one arms shipment every 1.5 days.
Israel Didn’t Even Try to Defend the Legality of Its Occupation to World Court
Israel’s system is “an even more extreme form of the apartheid" than South Africa’s was, South African ambassador said.
There Are 1 Million Cases of Infectious Disease in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Israel has dismantled the health and hygiene systems in Gaza, making even basic illnesses potentially deadly.
US Refuses to Assure UK Judges That Assange Won’t Be Executed If He’s Extradited
UK law prohibits extradition to a country that may impose capital punishment.
Women Speaking Up About Sexual Abuse Behind Bars Face Retaliation in California
Despite highly publicized arrests and promises of change, sexual abuse and retaliation continue at the prison in Dublin.
A Year After Roe: College Student in Texas Was Denied an Abortion Even Though Ectopic Pregnancy Was Killing Her
The case is yet another example of how Texas’s “life-saving” abortion exception has been ignored.
What Is It About Black History That Frightens the Hell Out of the Far Right?
Scholar Molefi Kete Asante discusses the radical origins of Black History Month and how it confronts cultural hegemony.
12 Years After Degrading Mass Strip Search, Women in Prison Won $1.4M Settlement
The settlement is far larger than others of its kind and represents a win for fourth amendment rights behind bars.