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The Private Prison Business Is Booming Despite Reform Efforts
Private prison firms have built their business models around mass incarceration - and “predictable occupancy rates.”
The FBI Has a New Plan to Spy on High School Students Across the Country
Under new guidelines, Muslim students will be disproportionately targeted - but all young people will be suspect.
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For Domestic Violence Survivors, Family Court Becomes Site of Continued Abuse
Family courts often lean toward joint custody, a preference that some abusers use to continue harassing former partners.
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“You’re Fired!” The Abuses of “Skilled” Worker Visa Programs
H-1B visa critics say reforming the program would actually benefit both groups of workers.
Huge Divide in Spending on Climate Change Adaptation Across World’s Megacities
How much cities around the world are doing to make themselves more resilient is hard to establish.
Inside the Fight to Frack a Pennsylvania Township
New communities in Southwestern Pennsylvania are still experiencing the ups and downs that occur when fracking comes to town.
Ethnic and Low-Income Communities Easy Target for Scammers
Attorneys working in the consumer protection area found that fraudulent practices affect mostly low-income, minority communities.
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Inspections of Keystone XL’s Southern Route Fuel Doubt Over “Safest Pipeline Ever Built” Claims
New documentation confirms multiple code violations.
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Weather Slows Job Growth in February, Unemployment Stays Flat at 4.9 Percent
Contrary to many predictions, college-educated workers have not been faring especially well in this recovery.
Rights Lab: Where Can I Fly My Drone?
Smartphones revolutionized people's access to cameras; could drones do the same for air space?