Human Rights

Watch: Ghosts of the Asylums

Jeremy Harris takes photographs and artifacts from deep inside abandoned mental hospitals.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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24-Hour Shifts and Deportation Threats: The World of US Guest Workers

The Senate immigration bill is supposed to fix a program plagued by abuses. But is a new visa category enough?

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

"Go to Sleep or I Will Call the Planes"

Congress hears from a witness whose childhood village in Yemen was hit by a drone strike.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 9:00 AM PDT
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"60 Minutes" on Their Pro-Assad Twitter Hack: We're Working on It

The pro-Assad hacker army continues its deployment of weapons of mass annoyance.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 4:40 PM PDT

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Tim Hetherington

A War Photographer Who Was More Than Just an Adrenaline Junkie

Sebastian Junger's "Which Way Is the Front Line From Here" recalls the brilliant career and sudden death of his friend Tim Hetherington.

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| Tue Apr. 16, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Photos: Documenting Murder in Mexico

Louie Palu captures the brutality of the drug war, on both sides of the border.

Photos by Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA Press

 | Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The US Has Officially Transferred Controversial Bagram Prison to the Afghan Government

A look at why the detention center is so controversial.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 12:01 PM PDT

A Dark Truck Stop. A Crowd of Sex Workers. A Government Program That Works?

The Dallas Police Department has a program that tries to help women who sell sex. It cuts down on crime and saves lots of money.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

PHOTOS: Out of Saddam's Shadow

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Iraqi Kurdistan is thriving.

By Donald Weber/VII/Magnum Foundation/Text by Hannah Levintova

 | Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Climate Change is Biggest Threat, Says Top Navy Commander in Pacific

The top US Navy commander in the Pacific says that global climate change is likely to be our biggest security threat in the region.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:14 AM PDT

10 MoJo Profiles of Fierce Women

Happy International Women's Day. Here are some women worth reading about.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 4:01 AM PST

Republican Senator Filibusters Obama's CIA Nominee Over Drones

Sen. Rand Paul engaged in a marathon talking filibuster of John Brennan, Obama's nominee to head the CIA, on Wednesday.

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| Wed Mar. 6, 2013 3:50 PM PST
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Drones: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Always Afraid to Ask

Which other nations have them? Did they exist during the Civil War? What do they have to do with tacos and rhinos?

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| Tue Mar. 5, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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WATCH: Investigating Major League Baseball's Second-Class System in the Dominican Republic

MoJo's Ian Gordon talks about the story behind his feature on Dominican baseball and the death of teen prospect Yewri Guillén.

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Inside Major League Baseball's Dominican Sweatshop System

Teen shortstop Yewri Guillén died the day the Nationals were supposed to ship him to America. Has MLB learned from the tragedy?

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| Mon Mar. 4, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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"Movie & An Argument" Podcast: Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and The Oscars

In which ThinkProgress critic Alyssa Rosenberg and I chat about Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea, the Oscars, and new raunchy comedy "21 and Over."

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 12:02 PM PST
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This Dumb Buddy Movie Also Abets Torture, Human Rights Abuses

The film "21 and Over," a new "Hangover" knockoff full of debauchery and stupid sex jokes, has taken fire from human rights activists. (Seriously.)

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 12:16 PM PST
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Why Does the Capitol Still Whitewash White Supremacists?

Alexander Stephens delivered America's most famous defense of white supremacy. Good thing your tax dollars are preserving his statue.

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| Wed Feb. 27, 2013 10:22 AM PST
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In "The Gatekeepers," Israeli Security Chiefs Say What US Leaders Can't

Prepare to be shocked by what you hear in Dror Moreh's fantastic new documentary.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:05 AM PST
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Big Labor's Lock 'Em Up Mentality

How otherwise progressive unions stand in the way of a more humane correctional system.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:00 AM PST