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To achieve abolition, we must first forgive | Divine Politik

Caroline McCord September 19, 2022
Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about some disparate stories: the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the write-ups on WriteAPrisoner.com. Although seemingly unconnected, in my mind these chronicles intersect, touching at a small point of moral grayness versus the usual black and white lens through which they’re viewed. 
A “Rally to Close Guantanamo and Give it back to Cuba!” was held in Boston on Saturday afternoon. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIPEDIA

Ralliers call to give Guantánamo Bay back to Cubans

Kaylie Felsberg February 25, 2018
Protesters gathered Saturday afternoon on Park Street to support the shutdown of Guantánamo Bay and the return of the land to the Cuban people.
Boston University students and faculty gather Thursday night to reflect on the Nuremberg trials and their impact on laws, bioethics and human rights. PHOTO BY ALEXANDER NOVAKOVIC/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Hillel hosts conference, reflects on impact of Holocaust

Jordan Kimmel March 24, 2017

Nearly 50 Boston University students and professors gathered at the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House Thursday night for a symposium on the Nuremberg Doctors Trial's impact. The conference touched...

EDIT: Guantanamo or bust

Daily Free Press Admin May 1, 2013

Ever since 2007, U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to close down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. Despite his efforts to lobby congress, the detention camp is still open. Obama said in...

EDIT: Report confirms U.S. torture

Daily Free Press Admin April 17, 2013

When your country is in a state of emergency, all you want is answers. The U.S. government, the Bush administration specifically, strove to find those answers. So the U.S. government resorted to torture....

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