Alon Ben-Meir: Turkey’s elected dictator
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Even before the failed military coup, Turkey’s President Erdogan governed like a dictator who had the last word on all state matters.
Search Results for civil rights
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House passes African-American history bill
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The House passed a bipartisan bill that would recognize the resilience and contributions of African Americans to the United States since 1619.
An LGBTQ renunciation of state propaganda
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After I received the news of the shooting at a gay bar in Orlando, killing at least 50 people, several thoughts went through my mind.
Any self-respecting Supreme Court would have struck down the Texas abortion law
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I was asked at year’s end for my predictions for the coming year. One prediction I made was that the Court would strike down the Texas abortion law.
Court orders school board to let transgender student use boys bathroom
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A federal district court in Virginia today ordered the Gloucester County School Board to let Gavin Grimm use the same restrooms as other boys at his school.
Kaine: Why do we have to be bystanders to gun violence?
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During a more than 15-hour filibuster on the Senate floor, Sen. Tim Kaine added his voice to the renewed push for legislative action to combat gun violence.
No, it’s NOT ‘the soldier’
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Every Memorial Day, Americans are subjected to endless reruns of an “inspirational” poem by Charles Province: “The Soldier.”
Intellectual property keeps right on killing
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Habitual apologists for agribusiness cite studies that show glyphosate, the “active ingredient” in Roundup, is unlikely to cause cancer.
Hillary Clinton talks Trump
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Democratic Party presidential nomination frontrunner Hillary Clinton talked Trump in a major speech on Thursday.
Peace Action applauds cluster bomb hold: Urges signing of Cluster Bomb Convention
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The U.S. has put a hold on transferring cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia. The advocacy group Peace Action praises the move.
