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One Year After the Ferguson Protests, Just a Few Reforms Have Succeeded One Year After the Ferguson Protests, Just a Few Reforms Have Succeeded

Did the protests in the wake of Michael Brown’s death spark change in this community? Some see more progress than others.

Aug 10, 2015 / Steven Hsieh

What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel

What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel What a Week of Extremist Violence Reveals About Israel

The murders of baby Ali Dawabsheh in Duma and 16-year-old Shira Banki at Jerusalem's gay pride cannot be separated from the state's violence toward Palestinians.

Aug 8, 2015 / Jen Marlowe

Obama and Sanchez Ceren

How El Salvador’s Supreme Court Is Undermining Democracy—With Washington’s Help How El Salvador’s Supreme Court Is Undermining Democracy—With Washington’s Help

WikiLeaks has exposed US government collusion with the chamber’s destabilization strategy.

Aug 8, 2015 / Hilary Goodfriend

South Sudan

South Sudan’s War on Women South Sudan’s War on Women

Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.

Aug 7, 2015 / Samer Muscati

Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights

Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights

The international organization has a history of facing controversial issues. This week, it hopes to tackle sex work decriminalization.

Aug 6, 2015 / Melissa Gira Grant

The Republican Debate, Live-Doodled

The Republican Debate, Live-Doodled The Republican Debate, Live-Doodled

Treating the GOP candidates with the seriousness they deserve.

Aug 6, 2015 / Steve Brodner

Palestinian Refugees

The Gaza Strip’s Last Safety Net Is in Danger The Gaza Strip’s Last Safety Net Is in Danger

The UN’s refugee agency is one of the few forces standing between the people of Gaza and humanitarian catastrophe.

Aug 6, 2015 / Sara Roy

Selahattin Demirtas

Turkey Is Making the Kurds’ Fight Against ISIS Impossible Turkey Is Making the Kurds’ Fight Against ISIS Impossible

Turkey’s president has not only managed to weaken US support for its Kurdish allies, but his war is dividing the Kurdish front.

Aug 6, 2015 / Juan Cole

Nagasaki bomb

Death and Destruction in the Wake of Nagasaki Death and Destruction in the Wake of Nagasaki

Five teenagers who survived the atomic bomb recall the early moments of the nuclear age.

Aug 6, 2015 / Susan Southard

Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City

Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City Narco-Terror Has Come to Mexico City

The murders of photojournalist Rubén Espinosa and activist Nadia Vera Pérez are only the latest in a string of deaths connected to the state of Veracruz.

Aug 6, 2015 / Greg Grandin

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