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Against the Battalions in Blue: Challenging American Police, Their Racism and Their Imperial Violence
Police violence and militarization is at the heart of a perpetual crisis in the US.
A Turning Point for the Charter School Movement
Resistance to charter schools, which are more racially segregated than traditional public schools, is growing.
DOJ Report on Baltimore Echoes Centuries-Old Limits on Black Freedom
The recently released report from the DOJ on the Baltimore Police Department is sobering, but not surprising.
Young People Must Have the Right to Counsel Before They Are Questioned by Police
Access to lawyers before police questioning is considered a fundamental value of a juvenile's right to a fair trial.
Why School Is a “Confusing Mental Mish-Mash” for Kids
There are six assumptions that shape US education policy, and they're all false.
Post-Brexit Shifts Deprive Refugees in Calais of Needed Support
Refugee camps in Calais now look more like concentration camps — the people in them desperately need the world's help.
Why Utilities Have Little Incentive to Plug Leaking Natural Gas
The problem of methane leakage is hardly news to environmentalists and regulators, who have been following it for years.
Trump and His Trumpeting Media
Is the master of the echo chamber about to acquire a whole new channel?
Investing in the Care Economy: Domestic Workers in California Hope for Overtime Pay
Greater public investment is needed to help people with disabilities pay caregivers living wages and overtime pay.
Climate Change Pledges Not Nearly Enough to Save Tropical Ecosystems
The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won't likely save tropical coral reefs or cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions.