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Gulf Residents Are Already Turning to DIY Abortions
Welcome to the post-Roe world, where your options are wait in line for a legal abortion or take the procedure into your own hands.
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“Alternative High”: Raising the Bar on Public Education
The New York State Department of Education has granted some public schools waivers that allow them to avoid most standardized testing. Instead, they developed performance-based assessments to determine student …
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Here Are the Real Victims of Pakistan’s War on the Taliban
What it means for a civilian population already weary from years of war is homeless, hunger and sickness.
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Koch-Tied Youth Group Weighs in on Senate Races
Generation Opportunity (Gen Opp) has shifted its focus from the horrors of affordable health care to an old fashioned bashing of “tax and spend” Democrats.
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A Year After Mass Hunger Strike in California Prisons, What’s Changed?
Last July, 30,000 California prisoners went on hunger strike. Some have been released from solitary and correctional authorities continue a review process as a class-action lawsuit by prisoners goes …
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Aggressive Tactic on the Fracking Front
A Pennsylvania gas company offers residents cash to buy protection from any claims of harm.
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Defending Free Tuition in the Big Apple
The Committee to Save Cooper Union is pursuing legal action to defend the school's 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.
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Finally, Immigrants in New York City Will Have Public Defenders
Last month New York City lawmakers approved $4.9 million to fund a public defender system for poor immigrants.
Agriculture: The Surprising Leading Contributor to Pollution
The modern agricultural system is responsible for putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than the actual burning of fossil fuels.
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Towns Can Ban Fracking, Says New York Supreme Court
Individual fracking bans alone are not enough to protect communities.