Suffocating dissent: Gagging the Media in Ethiopia
The Anti–Terrorism Proclamation is known to punish so-called "troublesome journalists" who might criticize the government or publish articles featuring opposition. The brutal gang ruling is no worse than in Ethiopia.
Mother’s Day pivots to peace
"No matter what you do it will never amount to anything but a single drop in a limitless ocean. What is an ocean but a multitude of drops.”
As gov’t struggles to reunite families, detained mothers are organizing to find their kids
Mabel Gonzales has carefully documented the cases of mothers who have been separated from their children at a detention facility in El Paso, Texas, where she is currently jailed.
Journalist Launches Online Archive to Document Diversity of Rural India
While Sainath is known for his forceful critiques of people in power and the inequality built into contemporary economics and politics, he aims to show the dignity of ordinary people in the face of injustice in "People’s Archive of Rural India."
Getting out of poverty shouldn’t be about luck
I grew up poor and undocumented. Here's what I've learned.
Vendetta or Paranoia? The ‘Times,’ the ‘Beast’ and the Clintons
It's time to discuss the New York Times and the Clintons. Is it wrong to skew the discussion of alleged Times bias against the Clintons as Pulitzer-winning Times editors and staffers versus "diehard Clinton loyalists" and "allies?"
Muslim Activist in Paris Condemns Attacks, Rising Islamophobia
Reports of Islamophobia have already emerged following the Paris attacks, and fears of attacks on Muslims in Paris have risen.
Coronavirus reminds you of death – and amplifies your core values, both bad and...
Recognizing that the coronavirus poses the same existential threat for all of us helps underscore that humanity is a group we all belong to.
Millions mark international Women’s Day as pandemic deepens inequality, violence around the world
We hear voices from protests in the Philippines, Mexico and Guatemala in a year where women have been disproportionately impacted by rising poverty, unemployment and violence during the pandemic.
Higher education in America’s prisons: 4 essential reads
Research shows that providing education to such young men – and young women – when they become incarcerated makes them less likely to return to prison.