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PLO Leader Hanan Ashrawi: Trump's Jerusalem Order Violates Int'l Law & "Destroys" Chance for Peace

Palestinians are protesting in cities across the West Bank and Gaza Strip after President Trump announced Wednesday that he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and initiate a…

December 7, 2017
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ACLU Vows to Keep Fighting as Supreme Court Allows Trump's Mostly Muslim Travel Ban to Take Effect

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The Supreme Court handed a victory to President Donald Trump Monday, when it allowed his latest travel ban to go into effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts.…

December 5, 2017
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House Intelligence Committee’s NSA Surveillance Bill Includes New Threats and Old

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Thrown last-minute into a torrent of competing legislation, a new bill meant to expand the NSA’s broad surveillance powers is the most recent threat to American privacy. It increases who…

December 1, 2017
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Cherokee Writer: Trump Pocahontas Slur Reflects Centuries of Colonial Violence Against Native Women

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As Native American Heritage Month winds down, President Donald Trump is opening the door to new drilling and mining on land considered sacred by tribal nations. On Monday, Trump plans…

November 29, 2017
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How Neoliberal Law Enforcement Policies Broke Black Communities by Targeting Women

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In an interview with Andrea Ritchie author of "Invisible No More," she explains how police strategies like 'zero tolerance' implemented by purportedly liberal states have wreaked havoc on the lives…

November 27, 2017
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When Communities Say No One Should Stay in Jail Just Because They’re Poor

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When Dorothy Hinton-Adams was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a can of peanuts in May, she didn’t have the money to pay for her bail, which a judge set at $500.…

November 27, 2017
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