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Center for Constitutional Rights: End to Secure Communities Welcome
End to ongoing abuses should follow.
The Tulsa Test-Defyers: We Won’t Give Tests That “Rob Children of Their Educational Liberties”
The brave actions of Karen Hendren and Nikki Jones are sure to inspire other educators around the nation who believe that education has to be about more than eliminating …
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Talk of a Third Intifada: Where to From Here, Palestine?
Using history as a side note in a brief news report or political analysis oftentimes does more harm than good.
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Ed’s One-Page Manual for Long Haul Activism
Cultivate nonviolence.
Nearly 5 Million Undocumented Immigrants Benefit From President Obama’s Executive Action
The president acknowledged his critics would be unhappy with his moves, but said that he was willing to work with them to find a permanent solution.
Obama Extends War in Afghanistan
Was a Friday night cabinet leak really the president's solution to the unpopularity of a decision affecting the lives of so many?
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Oklahoma Ignores Link Between Record Number of Earthquakes and Fracking Wastewater Disposal Wells
Angela Spotts is one of many Oklahoma residents who is wondering why no meaningful action has been taken to safeguard residents.
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Postal Workers Push Back Against Privatization and Post Office Closures
With rallies at more than 150 locations nationwide, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) called for a cancellation of plans to close 82 mail processing centers early next year …
What “Free Trade” Has Done to Central America
Warnings about the human and environmental costs of “free trade” went unheeded. Now the most vulnerable Central Americans are paying the price.
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They Believe in Teachers and in Education for All: Why Finland’s Kids Often Top League Tables
The Finns have often been characterised as a nation whose belief in the power of education is strong.