Tag: human rights
Maybe a child slave makes the chocolate that you are eating
“People are enjoying something (chocolate) that I suffered to make. They are eating my Flesh.”
Trapped in an empire of borders
The driver of the passenger van pulled onto the shoulder of the road, looked back, and said, “There’s an immigration checkpoint up...
Open letter to congress: Why the Hong Kong human rights and...
Note: Congress is currently considering the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. If this bill becomes law it will...
Insulated from the truth
In 1933, soon after Hitler's ascent to power, the British ambassador to Germany made this assertion: "I have the impression that the...
When comedian Dick Gregory tried to bust the word
One afternoon in New York City in the spring of 1964, I marched at the head of a small civil rights demonstration,...
Wheelchair destruction
The Boston Globe reported, “Police in the United States city of Boston Tuesday night destroyed three wheelchairs in a garbage truck compactor...
What ‘abolish ICE’ really means
As I stepped inside the Cannon House Office Building on a Tuesday in July, I felt like I was taking a step...
“A victory for the people of Puerto Rico”: Gov. Ricardo Rosselló...
Celebrations were held throughout the night in Puerto Rico after Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced he would resign, following 12 days of mass...
The cleaning lady
She works hard for her money, as the song relates. She's the cleaning lady, the one who gets on her knees and...
The limited mind: Why fear is driving humanity to extinction
I have previously written many articles describing one or more aspects of the dysfunctional nature of the typical human mind, together with...
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A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.