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What School Segregation Looks Like in the US Today
U.S. school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even in the absence of overtly segregationist laws.
“Religious Freedom” Laws Are Unraveling Civil Rights as We Know It
“Moral convictions” and individual conscience are being used as a form of assimilation and control.
House Votes to Eliminate One Legacy of Slavery — Subminimum Wages
A bill passed by the House on Thursday would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour -- plus tips.
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies Are a Voter Suppression Strategy
The GOP's vicious immigration policies seek to entrench white political power for generations.
Liz Cheney Goes All-In on Trump’s Racism: Meet the Future of the GOP
Nikki Haley, once a GOP rising star, has gone silent. But another woman is ready to grab the golden dog-whistle.
Outrage Over Ice Cream Licker Should Prompt Us to Ask: What Is a Crime?
No one called it a crime when 10 people were hospitalized after eating Listeria-tainted Blue Bell ice cream.
In Alaska, the Choice Is Between Government Services or Bigger Oil Checks
Drastic budget cuts could force many students to quit college and elderly residents to move out of state.
Beyond Flint, Lead Contamination Plagues Communities Across the US
Newark, New Jersey, reported lead samples more than 2.5 times higher than that of Flint at the peak of the crisis.
The Media Uses Coal Miners to Attack the Green New Deal While Ignoring Pensions
Major media outlets remain stuck in a reductive “elite vs. blue-collar” divide.
Will San Francisco Become the Second City to Tax Extreme CEO-Worker Pay Gaps?
In November, voters in San Francisco will decide the fate of a proposed tax to penalize large CEO-worker pay gaps.