Tag: treaty rights
Settlers have an obligation to defend treaty rights, too
“The treaties are not just a concern for Indigenous people. They were entered into by the U.S. government, and as citizens, we have a responsibility to ensure our government honors that law.”
From trans rights to treaty rights, the U.S. Supreme Court breaks...
While American progressives will need a laser focus on the courts in the years ahead, these four decisions will likely reverberate around the world and create new possibilities for justice in many places beyond the country’s borders.
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Trump removal calls grow after Iran threat as Democrats debate 25th Amendment and impeachment...
Calls to remove President Donald Trump intensified after he warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” but constitutional requirements and political alignment within the executive branch make immediate removal highly unlikely.
How Iran won the Iran War
It is a pyrrhic victory in many ways, since Iran has new enemies among its neighbors and it has lost industrial capacity. But it is a victory of sorts.
The American Medical Association has an obligation it’s failing on.
Our government is killing people in cold blood, and the institutions meant to advocate for us remain silent even when it is their peers being forced into tanks, handcuffed, and locked away and tortured.
Trump budget expands domestic surveillance powers alongside record $1.5 trillion military request
New budget documents reveal expanded FBI authority to monitor domestic extremism while the White House seeks historic increases in Pentagon spending and significant cuts to social programs.
Millions lose food aid as Trump’s budget law reshapes SNAP
A new analysis finds 2.5 million fewer people received food assistance within months of enactment, with millions more expected to lose benefits as states adjust to new funding requirements.