Communities Look Beyond Washington for Solutions to Human Rights Threats

Jackie Smith, Joshua Cooper
We have seen over the past four years that the U.S. political system is unable to hold leaders accountable even to its own Constitution, and we’re watching as the system’s legitimacy crumbles, along with protections for basic rights and the most vulnerable.
World leaders also called for things a majority of Americans support, such as universal health care, gender pay equity, and more serious action to address climate change.(Photo: should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

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