Small farmers are the world’s primary food providers. Adele says it’s imperative for policymakers to listen to them, not the big corporates.
The System Is Causing Food Crisis, Not the War
Category: Human Rights
Israeli Court Extends Solitary Confinement of Ahmad Manasra
Several human rights groups condemned the verdict. Amnesty said it is cruel and legitimizes torture.
Police Lied to Search Breonna Taylor’s Home
Marjorie Cohn details why this case goes beyond the issue of a no-knock warrant and why those working to abolish the prison system did not celebrate the indictment.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: J Edgar Hoover’s Evil Brainchild
All of COINTELPRO should be declassified. Bobby Rush’s legislation — now at high risk of getting lost in Congress — would do that.
Facebook Shares Abortion-Related Chats With Police
In response to a mother-daughter case in Nebraska, digital rights groups are calling for end-to-end encryption of all conversations conducted on the social media giant’s platform.
Detained Immigrants Go on Strike
The labor action against $1 a day pay and work conditions is taking place at two facilities in California operated by the GEO Group, one of the largest for-profit prison companies in the U.S., Alejandra Quintero reports.
Young Americans Who Go Hungry
The authors’ survey shows a significant portion of Gen Z – 30 percent – has relied on free groceries from a pantry, church or other charity.
Killing Children in ‘Self Defense’
Nobody can tell you how many children have been killed by drone strikes or “targeted” missiles and bombings in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen or Libya, writes Craig Murray.
A Pan-Africa Response to the ‘New’ Imperialism
The continent’s political liberation and economic emancipation can’t be one-country affairs, but pan-African combined with international solidarity, writes P. Anyang’ Nyong’o.
The Rise of Christian Nationalism
Abortion became just one potent weapon in the arsenal of a movement, years in the making, that is ready to flex its power in ever larger and more audacious ways, writes Liz Theoharis.