American Friends Service Committee

As Pandemic Drags On, 'Free Them All' National Days of Action Demand Mass Decarceration

Healthcare professionals and opponents of carceral facilities demand the release of people detained at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida on May 1, 2020. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

'No to $5 Billion, No to $2.1 Billion, No to $1.6 Billion': Progressive Groups Pressure Democrats to Reject Any Funding for Trump's Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Jake Johnson, staff writer

The ACLU and dozens of other advocacy groups urged Democrats to "reject any additional funding for detention beds, ICE and Border Patrol agents, or other harmful enforcement."

'Not Your Average Demonstration': Faith Leaders Arrested Demanding Demilitarization of US Border

Julia Conley, staff writer

"In the face of unfounded fear, racism, and violence, courageous action is...

Israel's New Blacklist of BDS-Supporting Groups Sparks Outrage

Common Dreams staff

"Israel is isolating itself even further as an apartheid state," says CODEPINK

Demand Grows for Trump to Drop Fake-News Peddling, Islamophobic Flynn

Amid Uptick in Bombings and Civilian Deaths, US Sells More Arms to Saudis

Official RNC Protest Rules Designed to Stifle Demonstrators, Groups Say

Holocaust Survivor and Human Rights Activist Hedy Epstein Dies at 91

Escalating Cold War, US Flies B-52 Bomber Over South Korea

Mission Creeps on as US Announces More Boots on the Ground

'Wrong Side of History': Outrage as US Congress Moves to Block Syrian Refugees

Despite Atrocities, US Approves $1.29 Billion Deal to Re-Arm Saudi Arabia

Collective Victory Declared as Obama Takes Small Step to 'Ban the Box'

As Major Culprit in Creating Crisis, US Rebuked for Failing Refugees

As Powers Inch Closer to Nuclear Deal, Groups Call for Diplomacy, Not War

Don't Be Fooled: New Bipartisan AUMF Greenlights Endless War

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No Way To Treat A Child

Calling Israeli detention of Palestinian kids as young as 10 "state-sponsored child abuse," Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) has introduced a bill to ban Israel from using any of its bloody billions in U.S. "aid" to pay for "a gross human rights violation against children.” The bill, which would also fund treatment for kids, was welcomed by rights advocates; for former child prisoner Ahed Tamimi, it offers "Palestinian kids and our families a glimmer of hope (after) so many decades of darkness."