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Study Shows How Strict Voter ID Laws Suppress Voting by People of Color
The courts have found that voter ID laws intentionally discriminate against voters of color.
Losing a War One Bad Metaphor at a Time: Thrashing About in the Afghan “Petri Dish“
All these metaphors do, however, suggest one thing — that Afghanistan isn't real to US leaders.
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Mass Incarceration in the Cornfields: Shattered Families and Racial Profiling in Small-Town America
In the shadow of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Black families are ripped apart by mass incarceration.
On the Rights of Nature
Rather than protecting the rights of the environment to exist and thrive, environmental laws instead regulate its use and exploitation.
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In Unionization Campaign, Black Workers at Nissan Are Challenging Use of Temporary Labor
A union drive with a predominantly African-American workforce at a Mississippi factory is building power through alliances.
Gaza and Yemen: The Forgotten Sieges
Blockades targeted at civilians are prohibited under humanitarian law — except for when it comes to Yemen and Gaza.
Why Jesuit Universities Should Adopt Sanctuary Status
It is essential universities both secular and religious stand with refugee, immigrant and undocumented communities.
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Federal Hiring Freeze Will Hit Rural Areas and Communities of Color the Hardest
A consistent theme in the election was the inequity in economic recovery. The federal hiring freeze won't help.
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Amid GOP Attacks on Health Care, the Movement for Single Payer Is Growing
Has Trump's election made socialized medicine the only viable cure for a broken system?
Study Finds Connection Between Living Near Oil and Gas Development and Childhood Leukemia
Oil and gas development is pushing ever closer into areas where people live.