(2022-04-01). Mayo Clinic earns highest score on LGBTQ Health Equality Index survey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester earned 100 —the highest score possible —on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Health Equality Index survey. These locations have been recognized as "Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare" for 2022. With numerous different locations as a factor, Mayo Clinic Health System did not participate. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S., working to achieve equality for LGBTQ people. The Foundation uses its…
(2022-04-01). Wealth bonanza for Australia's billionaires continues as the pandemic rages. wsws.org Australian billionaires added more than $50 billion to their coffers over the past year, amid a surge of COVID, wage suppression and a cost-of-living crisis.
(2022-03-31). NYT finally acknowledges Amnesty's apartheid report. electronicintifada.net Congress runs away from facing reality of Palestinian oppression.
(2022-03-31). Some Guantánamo Prisoners Fear Transfer to US Prisons Due to Brutal Conditions. truthout.org Since the prison at Guantánamo Bay opened in its "war on terror" iteration in 2002, there has been a tendency among liberal critics to hold it in stark relief to the "normal" civilian legal system. The cruelty and illegitimacy of Guantánamo Bay was contrasted against the inherent perceived legitimacy of U.S. courts and prisons. For as long as the detention center and the various tribunals have been around, it's been common to hear arguments against them from human rights NGOs based on the efficacy and security of the civilian apparatus — the success rate of terrorism prosecutions, or the fact that no prison…
(2022-03-31). European Anti-Migrant Policies Gave Rise to Horrific Refugee Jails in Libya. truthout.org Image Credit: Sally Hayden | Western countries have opened their doors to millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland, presenting a model of how refugees should be welcomed. But their experience stands in stark contrast to how African refugees are treated when attempting to reach Europe to escape war, hunger and despair. In her new book, My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route, author Sally Hayden details how a single message from an Eritrean refugee held in a Libyan detention center led her on a years-long journey to document the human rights disaster on E…
(2022-03-31). Wednesday 3/30: What's Up With Our Alameda County Jail System? Zoom Town Hall. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-03-31). Political prisoner Rev. Joy Powell writes tribute to victims of Atlanta spa shootings. liberationnews.org 
It is important to identify Powell and those like her as political prisoners—doing so emphasizes how the system incarcerates individuals who speak out against the state to silence political dissent.
(2022-03-31). Overview 18+: More Evidence Of Murders, Torture Of Russian POWs By Ukrainian Nazis. southfront.org 
The pose of the Russian serviceman confirms that he had his hands up when he was killed. He was shot after he surrendered. | Here is a short overview of more evidences of the murders and torture of Russian prisoners of war (POW) by Ukrainian Nazis. More and more shocking facts that show the essence of the criminal Ukrainian regime are being revealed. While there are almost no successes on the front lines to share, the Kiev regime publishes and widely distributes videos of torture and murders of Russian prisoners of war. | Ign…
(2022-03-31). A five-alarm emergency for democracy. peoplesworld.org 
"Voter suppression" is a divisive and highly politicized term. But for the slate of bills Republicans are pushing across the country, it's the only correct one. They're introducing these bills in virtually every state, but three — Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin — are especially worrisome. These swing states, along with Pennsylvania and Michigan, helped decide …
(2022-03-31). This Little-Known Foundation Is Pushing "The Big Lie" and Voter Suppression Laws. truthout.org The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, a major funder of rightwing groups promoting the Big Lie about the 2020 presidential election, is also pushing voter suppression policies in states across the country, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has learned. | Based in Maryland, the