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Right-Wing Billionaires Are Funding a Cynical Plot to Destroy Dissent and Protest in Colleges Across the US
A multimillion-dollar campaign to stifle protest in universities.
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How Scholarship Websites Sell Students’ Information to Colleges and Publishers
The tradeoff, companies say? Those students could win money to pay for college.
Congress Is Missing in Action as Trump Escalates War in Syria Amid Russia Probe
Democrats have also neglected to aggressively pursue investigations into Trump's ethics violations.
How We’re Setting Our Contract Bargaining Tables to Advance Racial Justice
Workers of color go through countless individual experiences of discrimination and it's only gotten worse since Trump's election.
Participatory Budgeting Is Gaining Momentum in the US. How Does It Work?
Ginny Browne, a project manager at the Participatory Budgeting Project's Oakland office, speaks about what her organization is doing to move the concept forward.
Current Regulations Unable to Control Trade in Products From Slave Labor, Expert Says
Kevin Bales talks about the lack of tools available to stop the flow of money from consumers to networks facilitating human rights abuse.
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Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Leads to Diminished College Enrollment
International student enrollment has dropped sharply and undocumented student enrollment has declined under Trump.
Trumping Trump and Howling at the Moonves
Trump rails against the media and the media rails against Trump, while both sides profit.
The Urgency of Addressing the Rise of Racist Hate Speech in K-12 Schools
Students of color are not only at risk from physical violence by racist bullies.
Climate Change Forces Northwest Natives From Their Ancestral Homes
As rising waters eat away the land beneath their feet, many Native communities are turning into climate refugees.