Human Rights

Mexico Spied on Human Rights Investigators & Families of Missing Students Instead of the Kidnappers

The Mexican government reportedly used an Israeli-made spy software called Pegasus to surveil a team of international investigators dispatched to Mexico to investigate the high-profile disappearance of 43 students in 2014. For

July 12, 2017
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Former FCC Commissioner on How Greater Media Consolidation is a Threat to Democracy and Free Speech

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As the Trump administration weighs the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger, we talk about the risks of greater media consolidation with former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. He’s currently special adviser on

July 11, 2017
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Battle For the Net: Mass Day of Action Aims to Stop Trump's FCC from Destroying Free & Open Internet

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On Wednesday, nearly 70,000 websites and organizations are planning to take part in massive online protest to save net neutrality. Participating websites will reportedly display messages on their homepages and encourage users

July 11, 2017
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Thanksgiving to 'Redskins' - Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide

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Each November, Americans celebrate a mythical version of U.S. history. Thanksgiving Day's portrayal of the experience of Native Americans under the boot of settler-colonialism is one of the Empire's

July 9, 2017
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"What to the Slave is 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech

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In a Fourth of July holiday special, we begin with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July

July 4, 2017
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Undeterred by 'Flawed' Study of Seattle's Pay Increases, Minneapolis Approves $15 Wage

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Economic Policy Institute's Ben Zippered and small business owner Andrew Buerger discuss the overwhelming data that shows minimum wage increases don't hurt employment, and why uplifting workers also has broader benefits.

July 1, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Human Rights

Type: Video