Category Archives: Human rights

All you need to know about the World Cup

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The quadrennial World Cup soccer championship kicked off in Qatar, which had never qualified for the tournament before winning the right to host in 2010 through bribery, and where more than 6,500 migrant workers have died … Continue reading →

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I’m thankful…

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Naomi

I’m nothing like this woman: “Sometimes hard lessons are the best lessons,” said Katie Quackenbush, a Nashville woman who was sentenced to probation after shooting an unhoused man, who had been awakened by the exhaust fumes and music coming from … Continue reading →

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Where have you been, J. Edgar Hoover?

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Naomi

The Trump administration tried to resurrect Hoover, in the worst possible way. From Harper’s Weekly Review: Newly declassified documents revealed that, in the summer of 2020, Department of Homeland Security officials had created detailed dossiers, previously reserved for individuals “with … Continue reading →

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