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Charter Schools Gone Wild: Study Finds Widespread Fraud, Mismanagement and Waste
When it comes to transparency, charter schools insist they have the same rights to privacy as any other private enterprise.
Kerry’s Propaganda War on Russia’s RT
Secretary of State Kerry, who has bumbled through a string of propaganda fiascos on Ukraine, decries Russia's RT network as a “propaganda bullhorn” that Americans should ignore u2013 just …
Let Them Eat 1.6 Percent
Media gasps over New York City workers' retroactive pay is one episode in the longer game of the rich contributing less in personal and corporate taxes.
A Chief Justice in Alabama Won’t Tolerate Non-Christian Lifestyles
A video shows Roy Moore, Alabama's Supreme Court Chief Justice, declaring the Christian faith the one true religion, while simultaneously belittling other faiths - and secular law.
Ukraine Government Says It Has “Lost Control” in Eastern Ukraine as Pro-Autonomy Upsurge Deepens
Greater regional autonomy may be the only way to keep what's left of “Ukraine” together.
Church and State in America: A Brief Primer
The Supreme Court has ruled that Greece, New York, can open its town meetings with a prayer, even though nearly all the prayers have contained distinctively Christian language.
Donors, Friends of Governors Often Get State Supreme Court Nod
The best-qualified candidates may lose out to cronyism.
High-Dollar 2014 Primary Elections
It is early in the 2014 election cycle, but already we are seeing spending patterns that shed light on whether some of the many speculations about this year's political …
Deride and Conquer: Dismantling the USPS
The historical cost of building our postal network, its unique characteristics and efficiency, the nefarious efforts to privatize and cripple it, and the economic and personal costs of losing …
This Fifth-Grader Raised $200,000 to Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill by Selling Watercolors
Young people are at the forefront of environmental and social justice action.