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We Need Real Police Accountability — Including Reining in the Harmful Uses of Body Cameras
The New York City Police Department recently announced its proposed rules for the use of body cameras.
The Hazards of Military Worship
When it comes to war, less is more.
Will Betsy Devos Carry Out Donald Trump’s Assault on Public Education?
Education under the control of private companies means the primary purpose of schooling becomes the pursuit of profit.
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YIMBYs: The Darlings of the Real Estate Industry
The Yes In My Back Yard redevelopment movement centers the real estate industry, not the poor and middle class.
Trump’s Remark on Andrew Jackson Was a Dog Whistle for White Nationalists
As a slavery-supporting perpetrator of genocide, Jackson is the darling of fascists who fantasize about an all-white US.
Penn State University Wages Union-Busting Campaign Against Its Own Graduate Students
Penn State graduate assistants may be “students first” but they work 40 to 60 hours a week and have a right to unionize.
Trump’s Failure to Lead on Climate Doesn’t Faze UN Policymakers in Bonn
As Trump ponders withdrawal from Paris Agreement, US creates leadership vacuum likely to be filled by China.
Israel Resorts to Psychological Warfare to Try to Break Palestinian Hunger Strike
More than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners entered their fourth week without food as Israel intensifies its efforts to break the hunger strike.
Is Yucca Mountain Back From the Dead?
Yucca Mountain, the controversial, long-dormant project to store nuclear waste in Nevada, rears its head in Congress.
After Trump’s Firing of Comey, Democrats Demand Special Prosecutor to Continue Investigations
A fateful decision falls to career prosecutor Rod Rosenstein, a Republican favorite.