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Tackling Debtors’ Prisons: Reflecting on the Death of Eileen DiNino
The death of a Pennsylvania mother in jail last week has once again highlighted the punitive cycle of criminal justice debt.
In a Maryland Jail, Teens Charged as Adults Face Isolation and Neglect
These young people, thought to number in the thousands across the country, are trapped in a kind of purgatoryu2013facing charges in adult court and held in adult facilities.
“Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Signatory to a Boycott of Israel?” The BDS Movement and the Return of McCarthyism
State and private attempts to silence and isolate public supporters of the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions movement are eerily reminiscent of McCarthyist tactics to silence, destroy and intimidate political …
The Big Money Behind California’s Tenure Lawsuit
A bevy of venture capitalists, charter investors and Obama administration officials invested in the education reform agenda materialize as part of the swirling, multimillion-dollar brew of the Vergara lawsuit..
Will Malaria Soon Become a Disease of the Past?
A vaccination trial thatu2019s currently underway is showing remarkable results.
Water Privatization: Coming to a Century Old System Near You?
The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 has become law, despite containing highly controversial provisions, in particular, water privatization.
Henry A. Giroux | Protesting Youth in the Age of Neoliberal Cruelty
The possibility for alliances, unity, and comprehensive understanding of politics among the youth of the world is greater than ever before.
Obama on the Brink: War or Peace?
With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria taking control of vast areas of Iraq, President Obama can elect to prosecute an illegal war - or try something completely …
Beyond Drones and Stop-and-Frisk
NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton seems incapable of emerging from the broken windows mindset which depends on destroying the dignity of poor people of color.
Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
The companies that sell information about how much money you make - and whether you're pregnant, divorced, or trying to lose weight - are facing new scrutiny.