Latin America’s transition out of dictatorship hinged on two words the U.S. would be wise to heed: “Never again.”
Latin America’s Lesson for the U.S.: Prosecute the Torturers
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Human Rights
What Ferguson, Eric Garner, and CIA Torture Have in Common
From black sites to #BlackLivesMatter, it’s time to end impunity for criminals with badges.
Citizenfour’s Personality Problem
In focusing more on his travails than his revelations, a new film on Edward Snowden does just what Snowden himself had hoped to avoid.
The Life and Times of Michael B
Ferguson put America’s racial apartheid on the global stage.
Obama’s Immigration Action Doesn’t Go Far Enough
All the undocumented farm workers who harvest our food deserve a chance to live without fear of deportation.
Loss of Manufacturing Jobs and Lack of Housing Policy Have Led to Homelessness in Hungary
Homelessness in Hungary no longer means exile or alienation as during the Soviet era, but no roof over one’s head.
What “Free Trade” Has Done to Central America
Warnings about the human and environmental costs of “free trade” went unheeded. Now the most vulnerable Central Americans are paying the price.
Mexico’s Undead Rise Up
With 43 disappeared student teachers presumed dead, Mexican popular resistance is creating new alternatives to the militarized narco-state.
Denying Veterans Benefits a Venerable Tradition
The difficulties that Continental Army veterans experienced obtaining benefits mirror those of veterans today.
The Bad News about Burma
Backsliding reforms, attacks on civilians, and evidence of war crimes are among the troubling reports just ahead of President Obama’s visit to Burma.