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Philippines ruling class debates anti-communist ‘red tagging,’ raising repression fears
June 27, 2022Despite critical statements by officials in the current and incoming presidencies on red tagging, land defenders and activists have raised concerns about the possibility of greater state repression.
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Communist Party condemns Roe reversal: ‘All out to defend abortion rights’
June 27, 2022Human rights in this country have never been universal, and the Dobbs decision highlights this fact even further.
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Peter Lownds explains how and why he translated a recent Brazilian novel
June 27, 2022International Publishers has just released Never-Ending Youth, a recent novel by Northeast Brazilian writer Urariano Mota, in Peter Lownds’s translation.
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Federal ‘hot spot’ crime strategy in Detroit: More of the same?
June 27, 2022The initiative will bring federal prosecutions to neighborhoods where violent crimes are highest. Topping the charts are the neighborhoods on Detroit’s West and East Sides.
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Supreme Court kills abortion rights, sets target on marriage equality, contraception, more
June 24, 2022For the first time ever, the High Court has killed a constitutionally-guaranteed right.
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