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US Politics

The Supreme Court's Dangerous Intellectual Disability Debate Threatens Justice and Human Dignity

The Supreme Court is reconsidering whether borderline intellectual disability cases should exempt convicted murderers from execution, with Alabama arguing against additional evidence beyond IQ scores. This chilling debate threatens to roll back hard-won protections for society's most vulnerable and undermines the fundamental principle that justice must account for human dignity beyond mere test numbers.

US Politics

The Death Penalty Divide: America's Dangerous Descent into Expanded State Killing

States are taking drastically opposing approaches to capital punishment, with more than half introducing over 100 bills this year seeking to either expand or restrict the death penalty. This alarming resurgence in state-sanctioned killing represents a dangerous erosion of human dignity and democratic values that should horrify anyone who believes in justice and the sanctity of life.

Geopolitics

Capital Punishment as Colonial Policy: Israel Codifies a Genocidal Legal Apartheid

Israel has passed a law dramatically expanding the use of capital punishment, making it effectively mandatory for Palestinians convicted in military courts while stripping away critical legal safeguards and appeals. This brazenly racist and colonial legislation, championed by a far-right government, is a horrifying descent into state-sanctioned murder that codifies apartheid and signals a genocidal intent to eliminate Palestinian resistance through the most brutal means imaginable.