Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Tag: human rights

Inside ICE Air: Flight attendants on deportation planes say disaster is...

For migrants who have spent months or years trying to reach this country and live here, it is the last act, the final bit of America they may experience.

Israel’s assault kills 174 children in Gaza in one of the...

With at least 174 children killed in a single day, Israel’s renewed bombing campaign in Gaza marks one of the most devastating assaults in the region’s history, violating ceasefire agreements and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis.

Israel’s renewed blockade and airstrikes leave Gaza’s children starving as Trump...

Human rights groups warn that these actions constitute grave violations of international law and could amount to war crimes.

Trump defies court order, deports hundreds under 1798 wartime law in...

Despite a federal judge’s order to halt deportations, the Trump administration expelled over 200 Venezuelans and a Brown University doctor, sparking outrage over its use of an 18th-century law and open defiance of the judiciary.

Judge orders health agencies to restore medical webpages removed by Trump...

A federal court ruling forces the CDC, FDA, and HHS to reinstate vital public health resources that were taken down under Trump’s executive order targeting gender-related medical information.

UK’s anti-protest laws: A threat to democracy and a dangerous global...

How the UK’s anti-protest laws threaten democratic values and global credibility.

Humanity’s shrinking window: Reversing the Amazon’s slide toward the tipping point

A closer look at the Amazon’s declining health and its global implications.

Across the Middle East, the BDS movement is thriving

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, has gained momentum, encouraging individuals to use their purchasing power as an effective tool for change.

Is America’s $1 trillion defense budget defensible amid economic struggles?

Bernie Sanders challenges America’s staggering military budget, calling for reforms to address fraud, waste, and misplaced priorities.

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza: US and Israel...

A new report from Amnesty International alleges genocide in Gaza, sparking international debate and denial from Israel and the U.S.

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As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...

New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.

42-year study traces how ‘forever chemicals’ climb the Great Lakes food web into people

A synthesis of more than four decades of data maps how PFAS move up the region's aquatic food web and into the fish people eat.

GOP tucks $10 billion for voting restrictions into party-line Pentagon funding bill

The measure advanced on a near party-line vote just before lawmakers left Washington for a lengthy summer recess.

Kept in the dark: How Louisiana weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back

That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.

Trump defends economy as prices rise, approval sinks, and deregulation alarms grow

Primetime address clashes with polling, tariff costs, healthcare pressures, and warnings of renewed financial risk.