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United States is added to CIVICUS human rights watchlist
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Nearly two months after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States was added to the World Alliance for Citizen Participation [CIVICUS] monitor watchlist. CIVICUS is a nonprofit organization of democratic advocates and is known for its global watchlist highlighting concerns regarding civil liberty and human rights. CIVICUS states on its website that…
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The US needs to start thinking before acting in Iran
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On Jan. 3, 2020, President Donald Trump made one of the rashest foreign policy decisions since George W. Bush, and it should have been avoided if Trump consulted Congress like he is supposed to. The military strike that killed Iranian military general Qasem Soleimani, the right hand man to Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei, set…
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Hello Big Brother: CDC restricts seven words
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Under the Trump Administration, the words: “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based,” are strongly advised not to be used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for 2019 budget documents. CDC director Brenda Fitzgerald assures that these words are not banned from use. However, budget analysts were reportedly given…