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Supervision and Discipline of Corrections Officers Are Key to Stopping Violence on Rikers Island
Although the standard response to police and corrections staff violence is calls for improved training, violent behavior by uniformed officers is often deeply tied to a lack of monitoring …
Build the Green Economy
We should not be distracted by the false tradeoff between jobs and a stable climate.
Ur-ganic: An Alpine Township Considers Banning Pesticides
Residents of the township of Mals in Italy voted overwhelmingly on September 5 to ban agricultural pesticides to protect the health of residents, the surrounding ecosystem and the integrity …
Women Face a Catch-22 Despite Three-Decade Shift in Gender Roles
Women are now established in the workforce, but are still required to conform to expectations of femininity.
Haitian Tourism Project Leads to Environmental Damage and Community Repression
“Destination lle-a-Vache” is a government-driven tourist project planned for a small island off the northern coast of Haiti.
“Socially Responsible” Capitalism Still Feeds the Disease
Socially responsible investment companies invest heavily in the stock of tech corporations, which have poor human rights records.
Is New Jersey Fudging Its Pension Fund Results to Defuse a Christie Scandal?
Either New Jersey is utterly incompetent at record-keeping, which would be a violation of its fiduciary duty, or something stinks to high heaven.
Governors Behaving Badly Give Their States a Unique Place in American History
As long as there has been politics and money, there has been corruption.
Obama Declares Perpetual War
Obama declared a perpetual war against anyone he wants anywhere in the world, an action that violates the UN Charter.
The Great Avian Die-Off: Two Reports Point to Grim Future for US Birds
Human-made ecological catastrophes could drive half of US bird species to extinction, according to new reports.