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Why It’s So Hard for Students to Have Their Debts Forgiven
What happens to borrowers unable to repay their student loans?
Why “Made in America” May Not Mean What You Think
Election regulators need to grapple with the multinational nature of corporations that do business in the US once and for all.
Oaxaca’s Teachers Movement Not Thwarted by State Terror
The teachers demanded a dialogue with the government about an education overhaul and the implementation of neoliberal policies in Oaxaca.
Detained in Dilley: Project CARA Fights Family Detention
A pro bono organization in South Texas put the brakes on a “deportation machine.”
Has the Fracking Industry Already Won the 2016 Election?
As is often the case, the people in the US lost out because of the influence that money has over our politics.
The Age of Disintegration: An Endless Cycle of Indecisive Wars
The US remains a superpower, but is no longer as powerful as it once was.
The Spanish Left’s Anti-Inequality Plan
Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias had an impact on political landscape and vows to continue to fight extreme inequality.
Disturbing Details Permeate CIA’s Declassified Torture Documents
Without public support to hold the criminals accountable, the vast rendition and torture network will continue to go unchallenged.
The True Cost of California’s Proposition 47
Getting a law on the books often marks the beginning of the struggle, not the end. The real challenge is implementation.
The Most Important Election of Your Life — Is Not This Year
If and when this new, neo-fascist party fields a charismatic presidential candidate, that will be the most important election of our lives.