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At Last, Private Sector Faculty Get Green Light to Unionize
A new Labor Board ruling could finally unstick the unionization of professors in the private sector.
What’s Butylated Hydroxyltoluene and Why Is It in Your Food Even Though It’s Banned in Europe?
The EU prohibits many harmful ingredients America allows. But multinational corporations are looking to change that.
Criminalizing 10 Year Olds Is No Way to Run a Justice System
At age ten, children in England, Northern Ireland and Wales can be found guilty of a criminal offence.
The Supreme Court and the Freedom to Gerrymander
The Supreme Court is due to weigh in on gerrymandering.
Buffalo’s Bomb Trains
With one third of Buffalo's population living in a disaster evacuation zone, the local media's silence is deafening.
Prison Reform, Proposition 47 and the California Shell Game
For 20 years, California has deflected, co-opted or subverted prison reform efforts.
Unless Faced With Popular Opposition, Syriza Will Turn Into an Empty Promise
With Greece agreeing to more austerity, popular mobilization is essential.
How Gazan Natural Gas Became the Epicenter of an International Power Struggle
Amid the many fossil-fueled conflicts in the region, one of them, packed with threats, large and small, has been largely overlooked, and Israel is at its epicenter.
Palestine at the International Criminal Court: Potential and Problems – An Analysis
Palestine's request that the ICC take up Israeli behavior during its summer 2014 invasion of Gaza is a seminal cry for justice.
With Disability Cuts Likely to Advance in Congress, Progressive Groups Rally to Block Them
Progressive groups are calling on supporters to defend disability benefits.