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Arizona Execution Stayed – For Now
The execution of Daniel Cook in Arizona, scheduled for April 5, has been stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court while they consider whether or not to take up his case.…
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Migrants’ Rights: A Visual and Verbal Journey
Every year, tens of thousands of women, men and children travel without legal permission through Mexico to reach the United States. Some disappear on the journey without trace, kidnapped and…
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We Will Not Be Silent: Governor Deal, Veto HB 87!
Yesterday, March 3rd, the Georgia House voted 116-56 to pass HB 87, the anti-immigrant Arizona copycat law. The vote was down party lines, with only one Republican casting a “no”…
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Immigrants Are Welcome Here, Arizona Copycat Bills are Not!
Arizona 1070 copycat immigration bills are spreading across the US. On Monday, Georgia state Republicans introduced bills enabling law enforcement to detain anyone they think may not be a US…
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Immigrants Are Welcome Here, Arizona Copycat Bills are Not!
Arizona 1070 copycat immigration bills are spreading across the US. On Monday, Georgia state Republicans introduced bills enabling law enforcement to detain anyone they think may not be a US…
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Another Country, Another Assassination
It has been a week of tragic political violence in the United States, and as we collectively mourn our fellow citizens and brave public servants at home, it is sad…
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Caterpillar Inc's Role in Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
A coalition of student groups from the Arizona university system invited me recently to talk to the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) about Caterpillar, Inc’s role in violations of international…
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Executions, Secrecy and the Public Right to Know
Voices of dissent are routinely silenced in oppressive regimes around the world. However, some of the same tactics are used in the United States to suppress information about the death…
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Arizona Ignores Trial Judge, Kills Prisoner
"The death penalty in this case is not appropriate and never has been." That’s what former judge Cheryl Hendrix told Arizona’s Board of Executive Clemency in support of Jeffrey Landrigan’s effort…
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Arizona: Execution Drugs Came From Great Britain
Arizona’s Attorney General Terry Goddard has reportedly confirmed that his state’s stash of non-FDA approved sodium thiopental came from Great Britain. The state continues to try to kill Jeffrey Landrigan…