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A Tax Holiday Has Begun for the 1%
The top 1 percent are only taxed during the first six weeks of the year.
Our Seas: End of Mare Nostrum Spells Death in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum is Latin for “our sea.”
Sink the Asahi! The “Comfort Women” Controversy and the Neo-Nationalist Attack
Survivors' voices are often drowned out.
Science Fiction Becomes Reality With the Rise of “Smart Drugs” at Work
Are there acceptable drugs for the workplace?
How Activists Are Responding to the NYPD’s Attempts to Thwart Black Lives Matter
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton asked lawmakers in Albany to elevate resisting arrest from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Peru’s Media-Friendly Mining Ban Conceals Toxic Inaction
Humala's 2014 ban on informal mining has done little for the local communities the mines pollute or the majority of mine workers they employ.
Trying to Make Sense of Loss: The Chapel Hill Shootings
A community copes with the murder of three respected and loved Muslims in Chapel Hill, and question whether it was motivated by hate.
Portugal Cut Addiction Rates in Half by Connecting Drug Users With Communities Instead of Jailing Them
Portugal found that human connection is the antidote to addiction.
Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age
Does restricting sex offenders' online access portend diminished privacy for all of us?
India’s Indigenous Evictions – the Dark Side of the Jungle Book
While the world gears up for Jungle Book fever, something sinister is afoot in the forests of India.