Human Rights

Trump's Travel Ban Suffers Another Defeat as Judges Say Threat of Discrimination "Still Intact"

President Trump’s latest attempt to bar some citizens of eight Muslim majority countries from entering the U.S. suffers a second defeat, as another federal judge rules that the latest policy is unconstitutional.

October 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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No, US Didn’t ‘Stand By’ Indonesian Genocide—It Actively Participated

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“Standing by,” however, is not what the United States did during the Indonesian genocide of 1965–66; rather, it actively supported the massacres, which were applauded at the time by the New York Times

October 19, 2017
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Category: Media

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Yes, Half of Americans Are In or Near Poverty: Here's More Evidence

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"Fact checker" Ballotpedia said that presidential candidate Jill Stein's claim that "one in two Americans remain in or near poverty" was "untrue according to most conventional measures and definitions of near poverty."

October 16, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Driscoll Fruit is Being Boycotted Because of Slave-Like Labor Conditions on Farms

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Driscoll employs slave-like labor conditions for fruit pickers and should thus be boycotted say activists on both sides of the US-Mexico border.

October 15, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Debate: Give Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Citizenship

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There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, and the question of what to do with them has sparked years of fierce debate, but no significant action.

October 9, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Philosophy

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Will the NRA Use Regulation of "Bump Stocks" as Excuse to Avoid "Real Action" on Gun Control?

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On Thursday, the National Rifle Association said it would support additional regulation on the gun accessory known as “bump stocks.” Investigators believe the device was used in Sunday night’s mass shooting in

October 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Human Rights

Type: Video