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A circle of Lakota women fight against alcohol addiction on their reservation and declare zero tolerance for the counties that profit from their community's destruction.

Massive Open Online Courses might democratize and open higher education but are problematic with regard to deskilling academic labor.

Shir Hever: Israel wants negotiations with the Palestinians to continue for the same reason it recruits students to serve as propaganda agents, it tries to restore its tainted image.

At least 525 people were killed in Egypt on Wednesday when security forces cracked down on two protest camps filled with supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

This may seem strange to progressives, but it's actually indicative of a larger shift in the conservative movement.

Since protections were first added to protect inmates with mental illness in solitary confinement, the number of inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness has dropped.

The use of SWAT teams for routine law enforcement matters has been on the rise.

The bankers, billionaires, and wealthy elite are losing one of their favorite offshore tax havens.

More than half of Michigan's 1.4 million black residents now live under rule by unelected emergency managers.

Nona Willis Aronowitz explores the people and policies shaping the economic future of a San Jose that many cities in the Bay Area could look to as a model …