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In Quest for Revenue, Los Angeles Times Creates Oil Industry Propaganda Website
To make up for financial shortfall from ad revenue, publications have been going to extraordinary lengths.
Racialized and Gendered Violence Permeates School Discipline
Students of color are more often suspended, expelled, policed, and arrested than their counterparts, mirroring incarceration rates.
US Is Still Stonewalling an Independent Review of Why It Bombed a Hospital
The US is keeping troops in Afghanistan because of “a risk of deterioration.”
Women in Combat? Let’s Reframe the Debate
Women's rights advocates contend that exclusion is a form of sex discrimination.
Economic Inequality in the US: Land of Inopportunity
The socioeconomic class you are in significantly impacts what opportunities you have access to.
Shocking South Carolina Video No Isolated Case
Nationwide, thousands of students are getting arrested, ticketed, interrogated and searched by police officers.
Buckraking on the Food Beat: When Is It a Conflict of Interest?
Is it a conflict of interest for a columnist who covers food and agriculture to take money from agrichemical industry interest groups?
Worries Build Among Investors Over Oil and Gas Industry’s Exposure to Water and Climate Risks
Roughly two thirds of oil and gas companies say they are vulnerable to water risks.
What the GOP Got Wrong About Women During Their Latest Debate
In the GOP debate there are simply two kinds of women: single mothers or “men and women.”
Jerry Brown Signs Two Oil Spill Bills, but Marine Areas Aren’t Fully Protected
Four marine protected areas were imperiled by the oil spill that started at Refugio State Beach.