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How Often Do Rape Kits Go Unprocessed?
When the processing of rape kits proves not to be a police priority, is it surprising that victims feel they are somehow not important?
Analysis: Government’s New Doctor Payments Website Worthy of a Recall
Charles Ornstein takes a test drive using the federal government's new website for drug and device payments. He finds it virtually unusable.
Twelve Years Before ERT’s Shutdown, a Dark Chapter in Greece’s Media History
Despite the significance of the government's sudden shutdown of 66 radio stations, just about all of Greece's major media outlets remained silent about the issue.
US Nuclear Policy: Taking the Wrong Road
The only foolproof way to assure that nuclear weapons won't be used, by accident or design, is to abolish them.
The FBI and the Shattering of Students for a Democratic Society
The FBI destroyed the largest radical student organization of the 1960s, utilizing the press, anti-SDS comics and by instructing their informants to vote.
A Change in the Climate: The Climate Movement Steps Up
Less than two weeks have passed and yet it isn't too early to say it: the People's Climate March changed the social map.
Obama Administration Again Sides With Abusive Loan Servicers, This Time on Student Loans
These students are getting a painful lesson at a tender age: financial predators have a strong and sympathetic constituency in government.
Why an Unequal Planet Can Never Be Green
The more wealth concentrates, the greater the strain on our biosphere. Top environmentalists get that connection. Now our societies must.
High-Flying Drones and Basement Wages: Alarming Trends in Package Delivery
It's too bad for workers, but speedier delivery sounds like a boon for customers, right? Not so fast.
Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption’s “Confederacy of Dunces“
Given that over 97 percent of climate scientists agree on the matter, the fact that anyone is questioning the reality of human-caused climate disruption remains an amazing phenomenon.