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This Election Is Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits
The gutter-level of this year's campaign rhetoric is dragging all of us down — and that includes US children.
What’s It Like to Be the New Kid and a Refugee?
Small town and suburban public schools become welcome centers as more immigrants are moving outside major metropolitan areas.
The War on BDS in Indiana Heats Up
Bill Mullen reports on the pro-Israel counteroffensive against the rising movement in Indiana for Palestinian rights.
Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows: Collateral Damage Comes Home
“National Bird,” is a haunting new documentary film about the unexpected and largely unrecorded devastation Washington's drone wars.
Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth Shell Out to Rescue Ron Johnson
The Kochs have worked for decades to undermine limits on political spending.
Wielding the Law to Safeguard the Land
Goldman Environmental Prize winners use legal strategy, grassroots organizing to defend human health and Indigenous land rights.
Why Are Evangelicals Fighting Over Ted Cruz’s Religious Beliefs?
A spirited debate has broken out within the evangelical academic community over Ted Cruz's religious and political beliefs.
What Is Shadow Lobbying? How Influence Peddlers Shape Policy in the Dark
Shadow lobbying refers to someone who performs advocacy to influence public policy without registering as a lobbyist.
US Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
South Africa used truth and reconciliation to address its racist history. It's time for the US to do the same.
Still in the Bush Embrace: What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
Guantanamo remains a global symbol of the worst the US has to offer.