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When Schools Close and Force Kids to Walk Through Gang Territory, This Is What Can Happen
Even with so-called Safe Passage routes, critics still question how safe students really are.
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Ted Mitchell, Education Dept. Nominee, Has Strong Ties to Pearson, Privatization Movement
As head of the NewSchools Venture Fund, Mitchell oversees investments in education technology start-ups.
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How Do You End Homelessness? If You’re This State, You Offer People Homes
For years, Utah has addressed its homeless problem by simply offering apartments to those who lack a home.
Year-End Legislation Could Close National Security Loophole, Protect Government Whistleblowers
A Senate bill could restore due process rights of appeal for punished federal employees whose jobs are deemed “sensitive.”
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Food Security Can Come in Tiny, Wiggly Packages
It is known as the land of copper to the outside world, but there's another c-word that does a roaring trade in Zambia, albeit locally - caterpillars.
Kansas Board of Regents Undermine Academic Freedom at State Universities
Bill Black: Draconian measure enacted by Kansas Board of Regents that effectively ends tenure and limits academic freedom could be replicated at colleges nationwide.
“If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go”: Elderly Prison Population Skyrockets Despite Low Risk to Society
Even amidst a modest reduction in the US prison population, the number of aging men and women expected to die behind bars has skyrocketed in a system ill prepared …
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CIA Aiding Colombian Government in Assassinations of FARC Leadership
The Washington Post exposes how the CIA and NSA have transferred advanced tracking technology to the Colombian government to help eliminate FARC leadership, despite human right violations against its …
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Six Crimes Against Nature Perpetrated by the Food Industry
While many procedures on factory farms are cruel, breeding animals into mutants and violating mother-offspring bonds are truly crimes against nature.
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Walmart and Disney Refuse to Compensate Injured Bangladeshi Workers
Companies need to face up to the reality that some of their products are produced by men, women and children working in sweatshop conditions.