Human Rights

Congress Needs to End Warrantless Spying, Not Make It Permanent

Lawmakers are getting serious about renewing the U.S. government’s Internet spying powers, so we need to get serious about stopping their bad proposals.

July 1, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Is Getting Genetically Engineered a Human Right?

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CRISPR technology is transforming biomedical research and is at the heart of numerous recent discoveries — but if no one can pay for treatments it produces, how will we make use of it? Experts have a range of ideas to solve this knotty problem.

July 1, 2017
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Category: Philosophy

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Legal Battles Remain for LGBT Rights

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Does the First Amendment really protect someone who wishes to discriminate against gay couples? Earlier this week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from Colorado baker Jack Phillips,

July 1, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Disability Rights Activist Arrested for Protesting Trumpcare: We Won't Be Silent While You Kill Us

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With the deeply unpopular healthcare plan having failed to come to a vote before the Senate recessed for the holidays, demonstrators across the country flooded the offices of Republicans in what they’re

June 30, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Why Climate Change Belongs in the Health Care Debate

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We know climate change is affecting the environment—but it’s also threatening people’s health.

June 29, 2017
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Category: Justice

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D.C. Police Accused of Using "Rape as Punishment" Targeting Some Arrested During Trump Inauguration

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A shocking lawsuit accuses the Washington, D.C., police of using sexual abuse as a form of punishment targeting people arrested during protests against President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

June 28, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Type: Video