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Congress Considers Expanding Charter Program Despite Millions Wasted on Closed Schools
Nearly 2,500 charter schools have been forced to shutter, affecting 288,000 American children.
Journalists Pay the Price in Egypt’s Crackdown on Dissent
The Egyptian government is holding a record number of journalists in jail, despite promises to improve media freedoms in the country.
Organizing for Affordable Housing in the South
Since 2009, the federal baseline wage has remained stagnant, but rents have jumped 15.2 percent.
Afghanistan: No Place for Children
In just four years, 2,302 children have lost their lives as a result of ongoing fighting in this country of 30 million people.
Wiretapping Case Against Anti-Fracking Activist Raises Questions of Privacy and Power
Vera Scroggins sees the case against her as a campaign of intimidation waged by Cabot Oil and Gas and the local government.
Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State This Year
Here are some of the worst policies ALEC legislators tried to push into binding law in state legislatures this year.
One Year After Gaza Massacre, UN Exposes Likely War Crimes
Israel and Palestinian armed groups likely violated international humanitarian law during the 2014 conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Henry A. Giroux | Trumping America
Donald Trump's xenophobic, right-wing ideology reflects the racism, anti-intellectualism and neoliberal fundamentalism embedded in US society.
Ten Years of BDS: The Growing Movement Against the Occupation of Palestine
As BDS activists celebrate an increasing number of campaign victories, the movement's greatest successes may be the ones that don't make the headlines.
The Secrecy of Torture: What Happens When Survivors’ Memories Are “Declassified”?
Among the numerous bizarre facets of the Guantanamo Bay prison saga is the classification of people's memories as state secrets.