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ICE Detention Is Even Deadlier Under Trump 2.0

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Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

ICE Prisons are Getting Deadlier

At least 25 people have died in ICE custody since President Trump returned to office, making 2025 the deadliest year for people in ICE custody since...

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CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should be Setting Off Alarm Bells

President Trump promised “no new wars,” but his aggression against Venezuela is the exact opposite. The U.S. military has been blowing up alleged...

08.12.2025 20

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Let's Be Very Clear: There's No Legal Basis for Trump to Attack Venezeula

Let's Be Very Clear: There's No Legal Basis for Trump to Attack Venezeula
05.12.2025 10

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

Ukraine was Russian — Historically – OpEd

By Jonathan Power “George, you have to understand that Ukraine is not even a country. Part of its territory is

04.12.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells – OpEd

Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells – OpEd

President Trump promised “no new wars,” but his aggression against Venezuela is the exact opposite. The U.S. military has been

04.12.2025 3

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

It’s Not Only the White House That’s Being Demolished. Trump’s Gutting Affordable Housing, Too

President Trump isn’t only bulldozing the East Wing of the White House with the help of his billionaire friends. The former developer is also taking...

07.11.2025 3

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Make Housing Pet-Friendly – OpEd

With soaring rents, it’s already hard enough to put a roof over your head in this country. And if one

11.09.2025 4

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

In All of History, Gaza Is the Most Dangerous Place Ever for Journalists

17.08.2025 10

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

The Deadliest Conflict in History for Journalists

In one night, Israel murdered Al Jazeera’s entire media crew in Gaza City. The Israeli military admitted to assassinating the journalists in an...

15.08.2025 10

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

A Nation of Immigrants Under Attack

There’s mounting evidence of ICE using racial profiling. “We have U.S. citizens who are being asked for their documents and not believed when they...

27.06.2025 20

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

A Year After Grants Pass, Criminalizing Homelessness Still Doesn’t Work

09.06.2025 5

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Work, Housing People Does

In the largest eviction of a homeless encampment in recent history, around 100 unhoused people were recently forced to vacate Oregon’s Deschutes...

06.06.2025 10

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Close Guantánamo Permanently to Prevent It Being Used for Further Human Rights Abuses

23.02.2025 20

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Farrah Hassen

Guantánamo Needs to be Shutdown Not Expanded

Shrouded in secrecy, the U.S. continues to capture and detain asylum seekers fleeing Haiti, Cuba, and other Caribbean countries at Guantánamo. Last...

21.02.2025 6

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Guantánamo Needs To Be Shut Down, Not Expanded – OpEd

In a deeply disturbing and unprecedented move, the U.S. has begun transferring immigrant detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They’re being...

21.02.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

The LA Fires Show the Price of Climate Inaction

18.01.2025 3

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Farrah Hassen

Why Society Cannot Sweep Its Way Out of Homelessness

Officials justify sweeps for safety and sanitation reasons, but in the end they harm and displace people who have nowhere else to go. It's the...

21.12.2024 5

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

Syria After Assad: Hope and Fear for the Future

After decades of oppression and 14 years of war, it will take much more to heal these wounds and guarantee a new era of freedom, justice,...

13.12.2024 5

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

Syria at the Crossroads

Assad’s fall is undeniably worth celebrating — it’s a rare unifying force for a deeply fractured country. But after decades of oppression and 14...

13.12.2024 5

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

The Mounting Costs of Ennabling Israel’s War on Gaza

Since October 7, 2023, around 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, plus over 700 more in the West Bank. Over 1,100 Israelis have been...

10.10.2024 3

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen

Most in US Oppose Support for Israel's War on Gaza—So Why Are We Still Paying for It?

More than statistics, law, and politics, our nation’s role in the Palestinian genocide should shake our conscience and cause us to question its...

09.10.2024 2

Common Dreams

Farrah Hassen

The Mounting Costs Of Enabling Israel’s War On Gaza – OpEd

The U.S. government often claims to stand for the rule of law, but this past year has made it painfully clear that this doesn’t apply to...

09.10.2024 4

Eurasia Review

Farrah Hassen

Workers Need Protection From Record-Breaking Heat

This summer is on track to being the hottest on record, with 2024 very likely to be the hottest year. Fueled by global warming, extreme heat is the...

06.09.2024 2

CounterPunch

Farrah Hassen