Nigerian American voices question the Trump administration’s justification for Christmas Day airstrikes in Nigeria, warning the conflict is far more complex than described.
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Katrina’s aftermath shows effects of ‘disaster capitalism’
An op-ed uses the Hurricane Katrina 20th anniversary New Orleans to trace how disaster capitalism and imperial domination drive displacement, deny a right of return, and put profits over people.
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Who protects the people from the human rights ‘protectors’?
The concept of human rights is a Western hoax that has been used to justify colonization and oppression, and to define who is human and deserving of rights while excluding non-Europeans.
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Living in Faribault prison is not fit for human beings
An inmate at Faribault prison says the prison is experiencing religious discrimination, subpar living conditions and more.
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‘It’s not a haven’: with limited capacity for abortion care, Minnesota clinics brace for influx
‘Just because other people have worse laws doesn’t mean our laws are good.’
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United Nations report puts U.S. to shame among developed countries
Now, in contrast to America’s “founding commitment to human rights,” all of us will recognize that the United States and “its immense wealth” were built largely on the forced removal of Native peoples from their land, the free labor of African slaves, and myriad other human rights violations.
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TPT film documents struggle for human rights in MN
Viewers say it shows how much remains to be done The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has partnered with Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) on a new film series that highlights the historical efforts and challenges over the years to ensure all Minnesotans have equality. Our Rights — Justice for All, the first of three half-hour […]