Human rights

Marine Le Pen sings national anthem

France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit

The party has long shrouded racism in the language of “self-determination”—now, they feel vindicated.

Aug 5, 2016 / Richard Wolin

Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship

Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship Spaniards Confront the Legacy of Civil War and Dictatorship

Four decades after the transition to democracy, families victimized by Francoist repression have organized in a quest for justice.

Jul 18, 2016 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Victor Jara

Justice, Finally, for One of Pinochet’s Most Famous Victims Justice, Finally, for One of Pinochet’s Most Famous Victims

The killer of legendary folk singer Victor Jara has been found guilty in Florida. The Justice Department should now extradite him to Chile.

Jul 1, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh

Andrew Cuomo

Governor Cuomo, Put Me on Your BDS Blacklist Governor Cuomo, Put Me on Your BDS Blacklist

One day, when the system of imposed inequality ends in Israel-Palestine, our resistance to it will be looked back on as a badge of honor.

Jun 7, 2016 / Yousef Munayyer

Justice for Baek Nam-gi

The South Korean Government Is Steadily Eroding Democratic Freedoms The South Korean Government Is Steadily Eroding Democratic Freedoms

Under President Park Geun-hye, it has fostered a climate of police violence and impunity.

Jun 2, 2016 / Tim Shorrock

Netanyahu Lieberman

Benjamin Netanyahu Just Formed the Most Right-Wing Government in Israeli History Benjamin Netanyahu Just Formed the Most Right-Wing Government in Israeli History

The new coalition is radical and extremist; it’s also an accurate reflection of the political consensus.

May 25, 2016 / Mairav Zonszein

Race and Racism in Cuba

Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism Between Two Fires Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism Between Two Fires

They’re caught between a government that denies the existence of racism and fellow black Cubans who lack racial consciousness.

May 24, 2016 / Sujatha Fernandes

Transgender Rights

Top of the Agenda Top of the Agenda

What issue’s in the forefront now In Paris, Rome, or Bonn? Could those folks also be obsessed With who can use which john?…

May 19, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Refugees in Chios

Desperate Syrian Refugees Begin a Hunger Strike in Greece Desperate Syrian Refugees Begin a Hunger Strike in Greece

“Tell the EU governments this deal is the biggest shame in the history of the whole EU.”

May 18, 2016 / Maria Margaronis

“Hunger March,” n.d., by William Gropper

Let’s Not Forget Socialism in the Resurrection of Socialist Art Let’s Not Forget Socialism in the Resurrection of Socialist Art

William Gropper’s art offers a lasting lesson in how useful pencils and paintbrushes can be in the fight against the exploitation of the many for the profit of the few.

May 12, 2016 / Richard Kreitner

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