BrainCan - human rights

chomsky: is socialism on the rise in america?

The present age is full of contradictions of every type and variety.We live in an age of...

confessions of a killer cop

John Tennis breaks his silence after being fired for fatal encounter with Joseph Mann.Dressed in a...

obama paved way for haspel by failing to hold...

Jeremy Scahill,co-founder of The Intercept and host of the weekly podcast "Intercepted," appeared on...

how the nazis used racist u.s. jim crow laws as...

Bill Moyers in conversation with author James Whitman about his new book that uncovers how the Nazis...

heres how to win the civil rights social justice...

We need to be better prepared,and better alert to deal with the challenges ahead of us.Netroots...

why america fails at gathering hate crime...

The FBI relies on local law enforcement to report bias-motivated crimes,but many agencies fumble...

bill moyers: vulture capitalists circle above...

AsSeptember 30,2017 Bill Moyers: What’s the first thing you would want us to know about Puerto...

how china and the u.s. are spawning a global...

The final thing we need is an arms race in the oceans. Amid the intense coverage of Russian...

detained and then deported: u.s. human rights...

Columbia University’s Katherine Franke and middle for Constitutional Rights executive director...

this labor day, remember that martin luther kings...

The best way to honor his memory this Labor Day and every day is to continue the struggle for human...

why mlks final fight inspires our labor day...

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what it s like to grow up with the constant threat...

The weaponization of everyday life Guns. In a country with more than 300 million of them,a...

trump takes on the world

Trump's scorn for human rights is making a world where only the wealthy and the strong will...

u.s. commandos lurk in countries that surround...

As U.S.-Russia relationships continue to sour,U.S. policy is persistently provocative.“They are...

thom hartmann: we live in a country that has a...

The young people see this situation for what it is: Corruption. As the school shooting in...

when stealing a $2 can of beer yields $1,000 of...

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trump is restoring the darkest elements of bushs...

The Trump administration just classified its first American prisoner off the battlefields of Syria...

demo catastrophe: it was worse than we thought,...

Donna Brazile’s bombshell may be overstated,but it helps explain the fiasco of 2016—and how we...

new investigation finds u.s. special forces...

The victims were farmers,according to a report this week of eyewitness accounts.The Pentagon is on...

why does white fragility show up at workplace...

One way that whites protect their positions when challenged on race is to invoke the discourse of...

is this a sex panic or a national moment of...

This week the #MeToo moment became a political weapon—and reminded us that Americans don’t share...

texas official after harvey: the red cross was not...

There were appeals for donations to the Red Cross. Local officials are saying the charity hasn’t...

america may be galloping toward authoritarian neo...

ThisOctober11,2017Blatant attacks on journalism, not just for making an occasional mistake but of...

america has desegregated in name only

More than half a century after the passage of the Civil Rights Act,the call for racial and...

political corruption is underwriting america s gun...

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its not the economy, stupid: white anxiety is...

Don't let anyone order you Trump was elected because of "economic anxiety.""The browning of...

the fbi is once again profiling black activists...

Being upset that police kill black people could acquire you labeled a "black identity extremist."...

dear david hogg

Let's get the money out of politics. Then we can deal with the NRA.Parkland shooting survivor...

india s supreme court puts liberty and freedom...

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what most americans just dont get: america is on...

After 10 years covering the Middle East,PBS correspondent Jane Ferguson talks about what Americans...

historian snyder: we are hanging by our teeth to...

Author of "On Tyranny" says Trump is still waiting for his "Reichstag fire."During his recent...

harvey flood victims dont even know whats in the...

Federal Emergency Management Agency head Brock Long said a plume of chemicals leaking from the plant...

america s biggest divide: winners and losers

Trump helped create America's winner-or-loser mentality. There are plenty of reasons to bristle...

staggering eviction data brings the heartbreaking...

It's impossible to walk out of the modern "Evicted" museum exhibition and not be outraged.When...

saudi loving corporate media pundits run for cover...

As Tom Friedman of the New York Times (and others) furiously backtrack on the Saudi prince,an...

white spaces, white privilege and white fear: how...

A white doctor shouts,“They’re treating me like a f***ing black person,” and an open secret is...

the new book of revelations — america after...

A saga of men have been mauling,manhandling, exploiting, or raping,battering and diminishing women.A...

heres how sacha baron cohens who is america? and...

These shows could not be more different — but they both illuminate our nations' racial...

the problem of collective indifference: wars go on...

Here are eight distinctive but mutually reinforcing explanations,offered in a sequence that begins...

lying is a fundamental part of american police...

Cops lie under oath so often they even hold a nickname for the practice.Police officers lie under...

now you can read my guantanamo diary, including...

Mohamedou Ould Slahi's harrowing memoir of life in a U.S. military prison.Mohamedou Ould Slahi...

young courage vs. white male rage

The gun-toting right may bear met its match in a current generation.Gun violence in the United...

i am buried alive in a michigan prison

I am dead to everything but melancholic anxieties and horrible despair.Risking understatement,I am...

what the parkland teens get wrong

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are today s white kids really less racist than...

Is it true that each new generation of white people will be more open-minded and tolerant than...

thom hartmann: the america i knew has almost...

What’s left of our democratic institutions are under siege. Like an alcoholic family that won’t...

the year of trump has laid bare the u.s....

I once wrote a hymn of compliment to the achievements of the founding fathers. There’s still much...

one nation after trump review: an inspiring plan...

Three authors offer a guide for a rational tide to sweep absent Trump and his Republican enablers.If...

governments are turning to happiness rankings to...

In order to measure happiness,it had to be redefined as an observable behaviour.budge over GDP:...

the time for talking about white terrorism is now

As Alt-America has grown,particularly online, so has the violence that inevitably accompanies it.In...

heres how the 1968 protests at columbia called...

The 1968 protests at Columbia University led the institution to abandon a gym project that residents...

86 percent of women in jail are sexual violence...

When speaking of mass incarceration,men are generally the default, it’s time that change.According...

the center left had its chance—it s time for...

The left’s populism is answering the unmet needs of people in Western Europe and the United...

why are u.s. universities arming themselves with...

Education should never feel like a warzoneThis piece originally appeared on TruthoutSending an...

women in america are routinely punished for...

No other legal,objectively secure medical service requires the same degree of interrogation that is...

the clampdown on visiting loved ones in prisons...

In-person visits are favourable to prison safety and recidivism rates and are crucial to those...

why cops kill black people: research suggests a...

A fresh case in California — and fresh research suggesting that police score stuck in a deadly...

will metoo impact bill cosby s retrial?

Defense says yes,experience says it probably won’t.This week Bill Cosby, accused of sexual assault...

puerto rico is an ongoing disaster area while...

Three weeks after Hurricane Maria left the island,the 3.4 million Puerto Ricans remained in the...

computer programs are deciding how long people...

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what the koch brothers want students to learn...

The history-teaching wing of the Koch brothers empire is seeking to promote an alternate narrative...

i m done with competitive parenting

My kids have never been overachievers,and I’m starting to be happy.You were right all along,...

why some of us hesitated to say metoo

Take women at their word that we swallow misogyny in its full ugliness every single day.In the...

so long, megyn kelly: now we know your racism was...

Kelly’s fall shows why we must abandon the myth that conservatives are just “performing”...

americas petty policy on used clothes for africa

The United States is currently in the process of suspending Rwanda from its current status under...

robert reich: 20 of trumps biggest broken promises

You bought what he was selling,but it hasn't arrived.1. He told you he’d cut your taxes, and...

trump voters: one year in, and he s broken 20 big...

You bought what he was selling,but it hasn't arrived.1. He told you he’d crop your taxes, and...

that time donald trump falsely accused 5 boys of...

"I mediate that it's a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of...

how swat team expos are militarizing police...

Instead of disaster preparedness and storm relief,resources are being funneled into violent police...

a security robot for the homeless has already...

The 400lb machine that once patrolled external the San Francisco SPCA prompted a backlash,as some...

how one american journalist took down militiamen...

Her reporting resulted in the arrests of 68 men.Twelve Congolese militiamen who raped nearly 50...

these ancient skeletons totally annihilate a...

For decades,archaeologists and geneticists have sought to identify Anglo-Saxons in England.The...

6 myths and realities about mass shootings america

Policies accomplish aid limit gun violence. accomplish you know how the U.S. ranks in gun...

why the texas shooting is a deadly symptom of male...

Our culture still teaches men that women owe them affection—with horrific consequences.It’s a...

top cia official issues dire warning: were on the...

While Americans are focused on Russia’s attacks on its democracy,China is waging its own Cold...

parole violations are driving prison s revolving...

Giving technical parole violators punishments other than prison has remarkable potential to shrink...

10 domestic violence and mass shootings: why...

State and federal lawmakers should consume a closer look at the links between abuse and murder and...

crucial video evidence of war crimes is being...

Mechanisms to keep users secure from violent content may pose serious problems for international...

inventors of killing machines like the ak 47 often...

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it s time for the metoo effect to take on the...

Reform is needed to change how the military handles sexual assault and harassment cases.A recitation...

no one man should be able to trigger nuclear war

The urgent message of the day is: President Trump,Step away from that nuclear button and calm...

police shoot a lot more people than previously...

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robert reich: the meaning of america

We are forgetting the ideals on which our nation was built. When Trump and his followers refer to...

the philly starbucks arrest: negrophobia is real ...

One of the distinguished privileges of whiteness in America is the freedom to disregard racism,and...

trump wants to plunder afghanistan for its vast...

The US war in Afghanistan is escalating.October 7th marked sixteen years since the start of the US...

saudi women may soon be behind the wheel, but...

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georgia tech students death is part of a pattern...

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are dead children the price of freedom?

These are troubling days in the United States.There is a sickness eating at the body and soul of my...

theological scholar explains shocking reason trump...

Evangelicals are praying for war in the Middle East.In a Pensacola,Florida rally Friday...

judges sentence youth offenders to chess — with...

‘Every drag has a consequence.’Since January 2018,every Friday afternoon, one campus classroom...

theological scholar explains shocking reason trump...

For some evangelicals this is considered a “climax of history.”In a Pensacola,Florida rally...

there is some surprising progress for the rights...

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while us refuses to blame israel, international...

Democracy Now's Amy Goodman and Juan González speak with Tareq Baconi,author of the book...

no holiday season for sex workers

These women cannot scream sexual harassment because their profession itself is consent. "It's...

with us prison strike on fourth day, reports of...

"Prisoners are boycotting commissaries,they are engaging in hunger strikes which can take days for...

from charleston to tree of life: white nationalism...

Spaces of worship are where our communities are most resilient,most resistant against...

this is what patriarchy looks like

Patriarchy is neither Democrat nor Republican. But only one party bakes it into its brand.There’s...

trumps anti women directives are even more extreme...

What the “gag rule” on abortion means for human rights organizations and the world.Unable (yet)...

the world is reeling from f**king moron and...

Is Trump really that silly or is there another explanation?The world was beginning to recuperate a...

its no accident that sexual harassers rise up the...

For too long,we’ve lauded men’s aggressiveness as a sign of leadership rather than a red flag.As...

respect: here are 5 of aretha franklin s most...

The "Queen of Soul" died Thursday.The Queen of Soul,Aretha Franklin, has died at the age of 76....

how a black teen missed the bus and almost got...

Brennan Walker overslept Thursday morning and missed his bus. A black teenager was nearly shot and...

rohingya crisis: migrant status does not alter...

The sad record of the Southeast Asian migration crisis has saturated media publications across the...

lax texas gun laws, the nra and another horrendous...

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the supreme court just bulldozed precedent to make...

Native American rights and franchise won’t fare well under Trump’s Supreme Court.When a voter ID...

u.s. police killed over 1,000 civilians in 2017...

Sixty-eight of those killed by police this year were unarmed.News headlines in 2017 were primarily...

watch: nra backed congress members refuse to offer...

Their responses are telling.A gunman killed 17 high school students last week in Parkland,Florida. A...

divorce lawyers urging clients to separate now due...

Lawyers claim the genuine victims of the tax law change will be women.Deep down in the GOP tax plan...

report says charlottesville police failed...

Charlottesville police made a number of mistakes that compromised public safety.Its been almost four...

law professor: the doj s latest sudden resignation...

Is Trump further attempting to obstruct justice in Mueller’s investigation?After Associate...

cnn panel explodes after conservative says...

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watch: police kick good samaritan out of mcdonald...

"I’m getting kicked out of here because I gave a homeless guy food,” he says in the video.A...

women in arizona prisons are having trouble...

Inmates complain of "bloodstained pants,bartering and begging for pads and tampons."During a hearing...

louisiana sheriff horrifyingly explains why good...

SteveOctober 12,2017Pator was railing against the Justice Reinvestment Act, signed into law by...

prison, torture and powerful art

What the paintings by Guantanamo prisoners tell us approximately our humanity and theirs.Few...

just a few weeks in prison can impair a person s...

A fresh study says incarcerated people exhibit affected cognitive abilities and self-control after...

nypd yanks baby from mother s arms during...

A disturbing video shows original York City police officers trying to yank a 1-year-primitive child...

powerful trump staffer: we d be more inclined to...

“I consider what you saw happen this week was completely fair and normal," said the White House...

trump and pence could have been responsible for...

A former naval intelligence officer accused Trump and Pence on MSNBC’s AM delight.Appearing on...

watch: police kick good samaritan out of mcdonald...

Police claimed the homeless man was panhandling inside the mercurial-food restaurant.A Myrtle...

bill maher: al franken is not like roy moore,...

The late-night comedian said Franken “did a base thing” but shouldn’t be “lumped in” with...

new trove of jfk files tell of oswald, assassins...

Bowing to criticism,the White House approves release of 676 long-secret recordsThe latest release of...

canada investigating reports u.s. border patrol...

Laurence Cook—a member of Grand Manan Fishermen's Association—alleged that in a June 24...

bank calls cops on black man because they thought...

A black Ohio man said bank tellers refused to cash a paycheck from his new job,and then called 911...

tom hanks trashes trump over offensive call to...

Speaking at the National Archives Foundation on Saturday night,the current actor had some advice for...

black first grader excluded from private christian...

“Our son just got told he could not attend the school with his hair."Although the dreadlocks...

two rabid men s rights activist sites are now...

“They talk about all women as being bad,not just some women and not just feminists.”For the...

from free trade to immigration, here are four...

ForJulyJuly 4,2017The Declaration of Independence, which we celebrate as our nation’s birthday, or...

alabama s other gop senator on roy moore: the...

'I couldn’t vote for Roy Moore,' Sen. Richard Shelby said on Sunday.Most Republican...

amazing: police chief in oklahoma busted and...

The label's music includes Hitler was moral” and “Start up the Panzers.”A Texas...

shami chakrabarti on 14 years of fighting the...

After years of speaking out on human rights,the Liberty director is stepping down. She describes why...

texas waitress quits dream job at hooters after...

“The fact that they made a comment on my race,my skin tone, that really injure me so cross, or ”...

the views whoopi goldberg defends sunny hostin...

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this woman escaped sex trafficking — now she...

Cytonia Brown is now fighting a life sentence after she killed one of her attackers.Cytonia Brown...

more mexicans are leaving the us than coming here ...

You'll never believe whyWhile President Trump plans to spend gobs of tax dollars to send...

saudi crown prince—socially acceptable war...

DespiteMarchMarchMarch 27,2018In addition to meetings with Trump and Oprah, MbS's itinerary for...

film: this los angeles based gang intervention...

Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prisons spotlights Homeboy Industries,a re-integration...

black man blocked from entering a new jersey gym...

whether you thought the Starbucks incident was gross... A series of videos posted on Facebook this...

o reilly accuser: time bomb of info on sex...

Fox News has paid out tens of millions of dollars in settlements related to O’Reilly alone....

o reilly accuser: timebomb of info on sex harasser...

Fox News has paid out tens of millions in settlements related to O’Reilly alone. “Tick tock,tick...

the view — yes, even meghan mccain — destroys...

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man arrested for laughing while black — then...

“I was arrested and prosecuted for laughing while black,” Spencer said.An Ohio city agreed to...

i cant breathe: former nfl player knocked...

Desmond Marrow says he was cooperating with the police. While shouting "I'm not even doing...

disgusting: arkansas sheriff s office forcing...

AccordingOctober 11,2018The 30-year-old Kaepernick (former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers)...

protests continue over killing of stephon clark as...

"This independent autopsy affirms that Stephon was not a threat to police," says family's...

white house edits transcript of jared kushner...

The White House tried to quietly edit Jared Kushner's controversial comment — but reporters...

kazakh leader should not be welcome in uk |...

Following the much publicised and criticised recent visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping,the British...

white woman calls cops on black man for listening...

Now yoga can be added to the list of normal activities black people might engage in that collect the...

white sacramento man regrets call that led to...

He admitted that he knows the family and now regrets what transpired after his call.A Sacramento man...

students who survived the florida shooting are...

FiveFebruary 16,2018The goal, by and large, and is to force the nation’s elected officials,and...

end all immigration controls - they re a sign we...

Humans maintain always travelled,but barriers are lifted for capital while, for the global poor, or...

the guardian view on muslims in the west:...

Ministers should discontinue boasting approximately supposed British values. The debate...

a haven for free thinkers : pakistan creatives...

‘Tragic’ closure of Sabeen Mahmud’s community venue T2F in Karachi comes as PM Imran Khan...

British forces illegally detained Afghan suspect,...

Judges find that UK acted unlawfully in detaining Serdar Mohammed for four months in 2010 before...

fox news judge goes on unhinged rant against...

"IaboutOctober 4,2018Unlike Pirro, many of Trump's biggest fans in conservative media conceded...

watch: federal agents interrupt cbs interview of...

"ThisspokespersonreportsJune 28,2018Schwab, who began working for ICE in 2015, and left the agency...

british forces illegally detained afghan suspect...

Judges find that UK acted unlawfully in detaining Serdar Mohammed for four months in 2010 before...

fbi investigating head of hawaii megachurch for...

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy was detained by Customs and Border Enforcement agents in Feb.The Federal...

saluting the many on labor day who are...

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eroding human rights in australian foreign policy,...

The human rights principles once a core part of Australia’s foreign policy have been undermined by...

a ban on adverts defending human rights? tfl must...

The taxi ads were telling people about atrocities in Balochistan,but Transport for London appears to...

how can philip morris sue uruguay over its tobacco...

The investor-state dispute settlement puts companies’ rights ahead of human rights. Its effects...

working on labor day to recover from harvey

This Labor Day,workers from across the country will be volunteering, helping victims of Hurricane...

britains first secret trial: this way lies trouble...

whether we allow tough-won freedoms to be discarded without a fight,what is to stop the powerful...

steve bannon tells national front in france to...

Trump's former top strategist tells the French far-correct that "history is on their...

human rights: can we trust the australian...

It’s International Human Rights Day,and Australia still lags behind many common law countries....

osborne must raise human rights abuse on visit to...

Activists call on UK chancellor to speak out during Xinjiang visit and warn you can’t effect deals...

sri lanka to begin hanging drug dealers to...

Government says executions will resume after moratorium of nearly 50 years,citing Rodrigo...

government to pay disabled workers 70% of back...

The legal battle began in 2012 after two workers stood up against a scheme which paid some employees...

husband of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, jailed in...

In his first newspaper interview since learning his wife Nazanin could face 16 years in an Iranian...

letters: lord avebury wore his ban from visiting...

Jonathan Fryer writes: Eric Lubbock,later Lord Avebury, was an unflinching defender of human rights....

householders can use disproportionate level of...

High court rejects challenge to ‘householder defence’,saying law is compatible with European...

felicia langer obituary

Holocaust survivor who became a human rights lawyer in Israel and defended Palestinians in the...

sri lanka to begin hanging drug dealers, to...

Government says executions will resume after moratorium of almost 50 years,citing Rodrigo...

trumps authoritarian instincts ruin us credibility...

In welcoming Xi Jinping to his Mar-a-Lago estate,Trump is signalling an intent to disregard human...

eight australian businesses sign up to tackle...

Woolworths,Coles, tall W, and Masters,Simplot, Goodman Fielder, or Inghams and Officeworks join the...

latino man recorded a trump emboldened woman...

“WhyJune 25,2018The video was republished by the groups Reforma Migratora and Progreso Legal Group...

take in more syrians and help reunite refugee...

Britain could accept more than 20000 Syrian refugees and should halt detaining migrants for...

facebook spies on its own employees via its rat...

"earn on their bad side and all of a sudden you are face to face with Mark Zuckerberg's secret...

uncertainty grips gay people in taiwan as same sex...

A landmark court ruling left Taiwan set to become the first Asian nation to legalise gay marriage....

denying widows allowance to unmarried mother ruled...

Government refusal to pay benefit breached childrens rights,supreme court saysCase study: We were...

australia up for human rights council seat despite...

Special rapporteur on human rights of migrants condemns Australia for not letting him into detention...

putin claims jews could be behind us election...

US intelligence chiefs final month said Russia still seeks to meddle in US politics. President...

amnesty international 2015 human rights report...

Amnesty International has released this video to accompany its annual report into the state of the...

human rights group brings legal action against...

Rights Watch (UK) begins proceedings to force government to reveal legal advice given over attack...

atmosphere thick with hate: un human rights chief...

The UN high commissioner for human rights,Zeid Raad al-Hussein, has given a powerful speech warning...

gaza at point of exhaustion , as un launches $571...

A total of USD 571 million is needed to support the most vulnerable people in the Occupied...

putin claims jews could be behind u.s. election...

U.S. intelligence chiefs says Russia still seeks to meddle in American elections. President...

canadian de radicalization centre compassionate...

A Canadian centre which works with families to prevent terrorism,has been praised by the UN...

world passing through delicate human rights moment

The world is passing through a very "fragile" moment with regard to human rights. That's...

no appetite for scrapping human rights act, says...

Poll finds only 3% of British adults believe David Cameron’s proposed bill of rights should be...

hamas publicly executes 3 men accused of killing...

Hamas executed three men it had accused of killing a terrorism mastermind by hanging and firing...

palestine: nazi occupation captured

NOVANEWS Hebron Occupation Captured CPT Prayer Ban Pictured here: Israeli Border Police...

al khalil (hebron): a week in photos

NOVANEWS 4-10 October 2016 Learning Delayed Pictured here: Nazi Border Police prevented...

president who outlined four freedoms honoured in...

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor,who played a major role in establishing the...

un countries line up to criticise australias human...

Three hundred recommendations set forward by 110 nations,with treatment of asylum seekers and...

state dept.: it s possible projected number of...

State Department spokesman John Kirby said the United States is on track to accept about 3000 Syrian...

saudi govt accused of using judiciary to silence...

Three prominent Saudi human rights activists are facing serious charges in a series of court cases...

uk plummets in global children s rights rankings

UK plummets in global children’s rights rankings The UK has been accused of inadequate’...

law abiding activist faces deportation from uk

Lawyers for Hungarian-born man say domestic Office threat appears to be illegal and jeopardises...

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