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Education & Youth
The Frantic Push to Reopen Schools Ignores Educational Inequality Before COVID
Rhetoric about children “falling behind” shows a desire to maintain a broken status quo, not a desire for true equity.
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War & Peace
I Took Part in the US-South Korean War Drills. They Make All of Us Less Safe.
Real peace in Korea requires ending the U.S.-South Korea “war games.”
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Politics & Elections
Biden Signs 2 Executive Orders on Gender Equality on International Women’s Day
The order will establish a Gender Policy Council and require a review of Trump-era changes to Title IX protections.
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Bernie Sanders Says He Won’t Stop Fighting for $15 Wage Until It’s Passed
Eight Democratic senators voted against the proposal last week, drawing ire from progressives.
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Economy & Labor
Amazon Is Paying Consultants Nearly $10,000 a Day to Obstruct Union Drive
As workers in Alabama organize, the company’s tactics underscore the need for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
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Racial Justice
Cornel West: The Whiteness of Harvard and Wall Street Is “Jim Crow, New Style”
Students are decrying Harvard’s rejection of Cornel West’s bid for tenure as a blatant devaluation of Black scholarship.
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Georgia Republicans Pass Sweeping Bill Restricting Voting Rights
Jackson Residents Are Going on Week Four Without Water in Mississippi
Trump Tax Write-Offs at His Seven Springs Property Could Be His Legal Downfall
Google Props Up Modi’s Corporate Takeover of Agriculture With Big Investments
Millions Honor International Women’s Day Amid Pandemic and Global Violence
Joe Manchin Signals He Is Open to Filibuster Reform
COVID Has Put a Whole Generation of Black-Owned Businesses at Risk
Defeating COVID Requires Waiving Big Pharma’s Vaccine Patents, WHO Leader Says
Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Is Imperiling Wildlife Conservation Efforts
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Georgia Republicans Pass Sweeping Bill Restricting Voting Rights
Republicans are pushing through bills that would restrict voting, especially for Black people, in the state.
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After Mass Closures, Post-Pandemic Child Care Options Will Be Scarce
Without massive changes in policy, it may be too late to save thousands of closed child care businesses.
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Senators Move to Repeal Some Presidential War Powers After Airstrikes in Syria
The bipartisan resolution comes as the February 25 bombing in Syria faces criticism from lawmakers and legal scholars.
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Jackson Residents Are Going on Week Four Without Water in Mississippi
Since last month’s winter storm, Jackson’s 160,000 residents have been experiencing water outages and boil notices.
