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Calls Mount for a National Moratorium on Charter Schools
Making public education more accountable has been the solemn pledge of government officials for years, except when it comes to charter schools.
Inside the Power Plant Fueling the US Drought
The Navajo Generating Station is a monument to humanity's outsized confidence that it would always be possible to engineer new solutions to an arid region's environmental limits.
What NAFTA Can Teach Us About the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
NAFTA has served as a template for agreements that cover US “free trade” relations, but opponents maintain it is a cautionary tale of what can go wrong.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Tentatively Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
However, this ruling is not as straightforward as it seems.
Scott Walker’s Wisconsin: A Laboratory for Oligarchs
The impact of Walker's ALEC-inspired agenda has been less than rosy.
Clinton Cash Goes Missing for a Controversial 2014 NYU Speech
NYU, which has been accused of providing multi-million dollar residences to an elite group of staff, is now linked to the Clinton cash by the truckload scandal.
House Democrats Take the Moral High Ground on Trade
The work continues in the halls of Congress, where fast track opponents strategized through the weekend.
Mass Incarceration: As Legislative Season Ends, Where Are the Broad Reforms?
The mushrooming prison population is a political ticking time bomb.
Transnational Perceptions and Corporate Greed: Behind the Tía María Mine Protests
The citizens of Peru are taking a stand against the development of an open pit copper mine.
In Argentina and Mexico, “Not One Less” Means Every Woman’s Life Matters
In Argentina, they are saying, “Ni una menos,” not one less female, because every woman and girl's life matters.