Politics

Jameek Lowery went to cops for help, warned they’d kill him on FB live, then died in their custody

Abused Saudi teen who posted story online will be resettled in Australia after refugee status is verified

Networks decide to air Trump begging for border wall money, immediately forced to fact check lies

5 Israeli teenagers arrested for the fatal stoning of a Palestinian woman ahead of elections

What do we do with abusers like R. Kelly if we abolish prisons?

Democrats pass symbolic ‘anti-corruption act’ as first action of the new Congress

Exposing children to examples of protest plants the seeds for them to fight for justice

Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil’s President, increasing the number of far-right demagogues globally

Netflix pulls episode of ‘Patriot Act’ critical of Saudi government at their request, draws criticism

Reconciling ‘glorious healing’ & the ‘loving refusal’ of intracommunal violence in an era of disposability

Saudis under fire for using child soldiers from Darfur, offering money for them to fight in Yemen

Britain’s non-white workers earn £3.2bn less than their white peers every year for same work

France’s investigation into attack that prompted the Rwandan genocide is finally ended

Death of second migrant child reignites concerns over U.S. border policies

Sudanese doctors and journalists go on strike against government in midst of deadly protests

Recently sworn-in Puebla, Mexico Governor Martha Erika Alonso dies in helicopter crash

Trump promises government shutdown will remain unless border wall funding is approved

Hungary is in revolt over a draconian overtime bill workers are calling a “slave law”

Parents outraged as New Orleans votes to become the first major city in America with an all charter school system

Several killed in protests and riots against Sudanese government over soaring prices

New report details China’s drastic measures to silence opposition and activists

Senate passes the First Step Act with notable bipartisan support. What comes next?

Betsy DeVos to roll back school racial discrimination rules enacted by the Obama administration

Muslim school speech pathologist fired over refusing to agree to pro-Israel pledge

North Korea says new U.S. sanctions threaten nuclear peace talks

How liberal discourse that distances migrants from “criminals” obscures the crimes of this anti-Black state

Virginia judges cite Dr. Suess’ ‘The Lorax’ in decision to strike down natural gas pipeline

Legislators will take on financial liability for sexual misconduct instead of taxpayers in new bill

After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped

Google CEO finally grilled by Congress over data & censorship, but conservatives try to make it all about them

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