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Struggling for change in Congo after decades of conflict
Congolese activist Bienvenu Matumo speaks about what led him to become an activist with Lutte Pour Le Changement (LUCHA), and about LUCHA’s struggle for social justice and human dignity. Matumo argues that the killing, imprisonment, and repression of activists has continued unabated under the new presidency of Félix Tshisekedi.
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AIPAC is leading efforts to dismantle UN inquiry on Palestine
“It’s simply another AIPAC-driven effort to demonize the UN in order to obfuscate the cruel and inhumane realities on the ground in Israel-Palestine and to deny the apartheid nature of the state.”
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New York prisons ban care packages containing food
New York state’s new regulations are forcing families to buy third-party care packages from pre-approved vendors. Families say the new policy is “retaliation” and a way to squeeze more profits from incarcerated people and their loved ones.
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The Chris Hedges Report: Hemingway’s Shadow
Chris Hedges speaks with journalist and author Mark Kurlansky about living in the shadow of Ernest Hemingway and his new book, “The Importance of Not Being Ernest.”
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Naomi Klein: US in the midst of a ‘shock-and-awe judicial coup’
“The rolling judicial coup coming from this court is by no means over,” warned the author of “The Shock Doctrine.”
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A father tried to protect his daughter, then cops attacked him and his dog
Loveland, Colorado, police are facing renewed scrutiny after another civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the department. The case reveals how police violently arrested a 14-year old girl, tased her father, and choked the family dog.
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Turkish police detain hundreds in Istanbul Pride march crackdown
LGBTQ activists attempted to hold a march in Istanbul on Sunday in defiance of the conservative government’s ban on Pride events—and they were met with brutal police repression.
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‘If we can’t celebrate gay pirates, the bad guys win’
“Our Flag Means Death” is a ridiculous and enthrallingly queer portrait of masculinity. And Taika Waititi is so hot.
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US Supreme Court drops carbon bomb on the planet, guts EPA regulatory authority
One Democratic senator warned the high court’s right-wing majority “could unleash a new era of reckless deregulation that will gut protections for all Americans and the environment.”
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