Human Rights

After Akin, GOP Makes Extreme Abortion Policy Official

The party's platform endorses outlawing abortion under any circumstances, including rape and incest.

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| Tue Aug. 21, 2012 12:46 PM PDT
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Todd Akin Also Bad on Gay Rights

Republican Senate candidate thinks gay marriage leads to the collapse of civilizations.

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| Tue Aug. 21, 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Moscow Dispatch: The Pussy Riot Sentencing

I hung around outside the courthouse as the judge sentenced the Russian riot grrrrls of the hour. Here's what it was like.

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| Fri Aug. 17, 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad

How two administrations and both parties made illegality the American way of life.

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| Wed Aug. 15, 2012 10:32 AM PDT

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Climate Change and the Fate of a Million Kids

The Sahel may be suffering climate change more than anywhere on Earth, with a million children at risk from rising ocean temperatures, greenhouse gases, and atmospheric aerosols.

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| Tue Aug. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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NYC Wants to Help Cure a US Condition

Will New York join San Francisco in mandating paid sick time for workers?

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| Fri Aug. 10, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Kim Jong Un's Mysterious Roller Coaster Pal, Revealed

EXCLUSIVE: It was a British diplomat frolicking with North Korea's dictator in a photo that went viral last week, MoJo has confirmed.

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| Wed Aug. 1, 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Pussy Riot Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

The highly anticipated trial of Russia's most brazen, anti-Putin riot grrrls closes with a controversial verdict.

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| Tue Jul. 31, 2012 1:08 PM PDT

Prostitution and the World's Ghettos of Desire

Despair and beauty in three of the world's most infamous brothels.

Interview by Jeremy Lybarger; Photos by Maya Goded (Mexico),
Vinai Dithajohn (Thailand) and GMB Akash (Bangladesh).

 | Fri Jul. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Beyond Foxconn: More Dirt on the Factories Making Your iPhone

A recent China Labor Watch report highlights the abuse and exploitation of dispatch laborers throughout Apple's supply chain.

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| Thu Jul. 19, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
A Rohingya refugee.

Between Burma and a Hard Place

In "Exiled to Nowhere," a photojournalist pulls us into the harsh limbo inhabited by Burma's Rohingya refugees.

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| Wed Jul. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Labor Ready

"Everyone Only Wants Temps"

My stint doing "on demand" grunt work for one of America's hottest growth industries.

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| Mon Jul. 16, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Drug Wars: Apologies to Mexico

Who are the biggest losers in the drug wars and the war on drugs?

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| Tue Jul. 10, 2012 12:07 PM PDT
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Watch: Reason's Nick Gillespie Questions James Ridgeway About Solitary Confinement

Facing lifetimes in isolation, Ridgeway says, "some prisoners are begging judges to kill them."

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| Fri Jul. 6, 2012 11:36 AM PDT

After the Storm: The Haves and the Have-Nots

Days after the storm in West Virginia, a luxury golf resort was up and running—while nearby residents went without power.

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| Fri Jul. 6, 2012 9:13 AM PDT

The World's Newest Country Wrestles with War and Corruption

Hopes ran high for South Sudan's independence, but reality has proven tough.

Photos by Cédric Gerbehaye/Agence VU/Magnum Foundation; Text by Erika Eichelberger

 | Mon Jul. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Balaclavas of the World, Unite! Free Pussy Riot Demonstrations

Three alleged members of a Russian feminist punk collective are in jail—but their art has gone global.

Photos courtesy of Freepussyriot.org

 | Thu Jun. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Short Takes: "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator"

New doc, airing this week on PBS, follows the case against a murderous Guatemalan general.

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| Wed Jun. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Road Tripping Nuns Take on the Ryan Budget

Sister Simone Campbell talks about the "Nuns on the Bus" to campaign against the GOP's anti-poor budget.

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| Mon Jun. 25, 2012 1:54 PM PDT

Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain

Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. But complaining can mean getting fired or deported.

— By Ronnie Greene, The Center for Public Integrity

 | Mon Jun. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT