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Is the Tide Turning Against Water Privatization?
Many places that have experimented with privatization have found that public services are actually more cost-efficient in the long run.
GOP Prosecutor Defends Scott Walker Criminal Probe; Says, “Let’s Get the Truth Out“
Two career prosecutors just called Scott Walker a liar, and not a single national newspaper took notice.
The Chickens Come Home to Roost in Baltimore
Once again, the nation watches as prosecutors deal with the killing of an unarmed Black man.
A Birth to Be Celebrated
A girl was born in Britain.
Xenophobia, Poverty and the Lies That Link Them: Dissecting the UKIP Support Base
With an election in England on Thursday, the UK Independence Party is gaining steam in the poorest regions with its anti-immigrant rhetoric.
For US Women, Inequality Takes Many Forms
The gender wage gap is a complex problem, and we'll need to address factors like race and region to solve it.
Driver’s License Suspensions: Another Obstacle Perpetuated by the Criminal Legal System
As courts increasingly struggle to address criminal justice debt, this analysis will prove even more potent.
Drive to Drill: Energy Lobbyists Behind Governors’ Crusade for Atlantic Oil
Instead of moving away from risky offshore oil, the US is now poised to expand exploration and drilling in vast new areas of the ocean.
Bolivia: 15 Years After the Cochabamba Water Revolt, Echoes in New Cases of Corporate Abuse
Fifteen years ago this month the people of Cochabamba, Bolivia were victorious in their now-famous showdown with one of the most powerful multinational corporations in the world.
The Wars Come Home: A Five-Step Guide to the Police Repression of Protest
Thoroughly militarized, surveillance-heavy forces are bringing counterinsurgency thinking from Iraq and Afghanistan back to this country.