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Human Trafficking Report Could Open The Door For US Sanctions On China, Russia

The State Department gave Russia and China failing grades in its latest Trafficking in Persons Report.

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

The U.S. State Department has released its latest Trafficking in Persons Report, citing China and Russia for lack of accountability in the global human trafficking scourge that subjects more than 27 million people to slavery. The report ranks 188 countries throughout the globe based on a tier system. By downgrading China and Russia, the State

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Hollywood Defends Military Whistleblower Bradley Manning (VIDEO)

Stars like comedian Russell Brand, director Oliver Stone, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and Pink Floyd member Roger Waters have lent their support.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

As the court martial for 25-year-old Pfc. Bradley Manning enters its fourth week, the military whistleblower is finding support not just from human rights and whistleblower advocates, but Hollywood A-listers. As part of the “I Am Bradley Manning” campaign, stars such as comedian Russell Brand, director Oliver Stone, actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and

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Doctors, Ministries Turn Against Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’

The American Academy of Pediatrics has unveiled a new set of policies to combat homophobia.

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

For the first time since 2004, the American Academy of Pediatrics has unveiled a new set of policies, this time related to supportive health care for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. The policies mark a turning point in the health care field and have sparked debate among organizations that promote therapy they say can reverse an

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US-Owned Pipeline Spills Wastewater, Oil In Alberta

The spill is one of the largest in the province’s history, and Canadians wonder why they didn’t know about it sooner.

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

As the U.S. grapples with doubts about the safety of a proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would transport oil from the Alberta tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico, reports are emerging that a rupture in a Texas-owned pipeline sent more than 2 million gallons of oil-tainted wastewater into more than 100 acres of Alberta’s wetlands. The pipeline, owned

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Snowden Affair Puts Julian Assange Back In US Investigators’ Crosshairs

Not that they had ever stopped investigating him or his nonprofit media organization WikiLeaks.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

According to a report from The New York Times, the U.S. has not stopped its investigation into Julian Assange or his nonprofit media organization WikiLeaks since it began in October 2010. While Assange’s name was largely absent from national headlines in recent months, the WikiLeaks founder found himself in the news once again after he announced

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Immigration Reform Bill Could Be Dead On Arrival At The House

When all is said and done, the bill is a shell of what proponents of immigration reform hoped it would be.

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

For the 11 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the U.S., the long-awaited immigration reform bill could provide a path to legal residency in the U.S. It has the approval of the Gang of Eight, the senators who have steered the bill through a tumultuous debate in the upper chamber, where it is expected to be approved in an upcoming

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