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We Demand Radical Bail Reform!
The presumption of innocence should be respected for all citizens, not just the rich. Setting bail out of the financial reach of ordinary citizens assures that jails are …
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Maya Schenwar | Mandatory Rehab Is Just the Newest Front in the War on Drugs
Sentencing people to diversion programs still involves uprooting and confining them in an effort to make society “safer.”
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Unbelievable GOP Statements on Voter Suppression
You would think that making it easier for citizens to vote would be something for everyone in a democracy to celebrate.
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Dear White People (and Black and Brown People, Too), Please Go See This Film
Justin Simien's just-released movie, “Dear White People,” updates Spike Lee's “School Daze” and “Bamboozled” and explores a great multiplicity of identities as well as the afro-surreal experience of being …
“Let Us Graduate!” Garfield High School Walks Out on Budget Cuts
Seattle's Garfield High School has once again moved into collective struggle.
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In Case You Wondered Why CEOs in the United States Make So Much Money
CEOs get incredibly rich by being able to rip off the companies that they supposedly work for.
Voters Have Opportunity to Fix New Jersey’s Broken Bail System
Bail reform is on the ballot in New Jersey.
UN questions for US and Yemen over “disappeared” American
A UN body that tracks forced disappearance has reiterated its call to Yemen to produce a US citizen who has been missing from a prison in the country for …
Poison Anytime, Poison Anywhere, Poison Everywhere: California’s Organic Food Industry Destruction Trojan Horse
California's Department of Food and Agriculture just published a draft plan that would allow the CDFA to spray any pesticide anywhere, at any time, for any pest, with no …
E-Votes Flip D to R in Texas, R to D in Illinois: More Trouble With Touch-Screens
As election day nears, it's time to examine unverifiable electronic voting machine votes.