Tag: refugees
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 19
Trump slams door on refugees, China sets tariffs on U.S. goods, Kavanaugh accuser goes into hiding after threats, and more.
Jennifer Harbury: Today’s refugee crisis Is blowback from US dirty wars...
"The United States has everything to do with the creation of the monsters that are driving the refugees up to our border."
World to refugees: Go to hell
Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.
Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling
These dialogues show protagonists’ strengths and hopes, and these are the elements of the stories that remain with us long after watching their digital stories.
If we want to support refugees, we need to end the...
The sanctuary movement needs an anti-war voice.
The right of return: Will Syria’s refugees be able to rebuild...
Western media continues to lend legitimacy to the extremists who have rampaged through Syria for 6 years.
Parliamentarians study nexus of youth, refugees and development
The Asian Population and Development Association has engaged in activities working towards social development, economic progress, and the enhancement of welfare and peace in the world.
The Montana moms who decided refugees will be welcome in their...
Even in a conservative and rural state, Mary Poole and her book club felt Missoula was a good place for refugees. So they made it happen.
Shelter and safety, the oldest of ideas
In pre-modern times, before the state was tasked with sheltering the homeless or granting asylum to refugees, the care of strangers fell to regular citizens.
The tragedy of forced displacement
The solutions to this major crisis, and indeed many of our problems, would naturally flow from the recognition of the fact that we are brothers and sisters of one humanity.
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US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the battle against government spying
The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.