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What Cyber Charter Schools Are and Why Their Growth Should Worry Us
In 2014-2015, there were 275,000 students in cyber charter schools across 25 states.
Investigating Law Enforcement’s Possible Use of Surveillance Technology at Standing Rock
What are the effects of law enforcement's surveillance technologies on Water Protectors' communications and movements?
Indigenous Rights: Justin Trudeau’s Elephant in the Room
The Canadian prime minister had promised change to the treatment of First Nations, but those hopes have been frustrated thus far.
Why the GOP Wants to Gut Social Security
A group of Republican lawmakers has a proposal that would slash Social Security benefits for virtually everyone.
All the President’s Generals
Trump's team could not be more symbolic of the ongoing process of subversion of civilian control of the military.
Post-Election Hatred Surges in Oregon
Biased-related incidents targeting Oregon's public schoolchildren have surged since the election.
Brexit, the Commonwealth and Exclusionary Citizenship
There has been much debate over what Brexit should look like, but the rhetoric on migration is consistent.
Will Obama Grant Leonard Peltier His Last Chance at Freedom?
Executive clemency from President Obama may be Leonard Peltier's last chance to get out of prison alive.
The Prospects for a Permanent Ban on Atlantic Oil and Gas Drilling
Just how friendly to the oil and gas industry will a Trump administration be?
The Electoral College, the Constitution and Trump’s Conflicts of Interest
Presidential electors preparing to cast their votes today have unique leverage at a moment of constitutional peril.