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Rev. William Barber: The NAACP Will Boycott North Carolina over HB2 & Voter Suppression

The NAACP has announced it would not hold its convention in North Carolina and urged an international boycott of the state to protest North Carolina’s anti-trans bathroom bill and a

February 27, 2017
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From Standing Rock to the Red Power Movement: New Series "RISE" Focuses on Indigenous Resistance

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We speak with the filmmakers behind "RISE," a new Viceland series that examines indigenous resistance past and present, from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation's resistance to the Dakota Access

February 24, 2017
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NFL Star Michael Bennett on Refusing to Go to Israel, Black Lives Matter & His Love for Angela Davis

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In a Democracy Now! exclusive, we speak with Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who made headlines when he pulled out of an Israeli government-sponsored trip to Israel for NFL

February 24, 2017
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Human Rights

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As Baltimore Police Spending Spikes, Baltimore Students Protest to Fix School Budget Gap

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Hundreds of students descended on Annapolis to demand the state fund a $130 million budget gap and question the city's priorities as police overtime spending skyrockets.

February 24, 2017
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Should Gene Editing Be a Human Right?

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With technology like CRISPR making gene editing easier than ever before, society is divided on the ethical implications of using the tech to alter simply “unwanted” genes. Given the potential…

February 24, 2017
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Human Rights

We Have to Keep Fighting: Water Protectors Vow Continued Resistance to #DAPL as Main Camp Is Evicted

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In North Dakota, the main resistance camp set up by Lakota water protectors fighting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline has been largely vacated after protesters were ordered to leave…