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One Year After Closings, How Are Chicago’s Public Schools Now?
For the low-income communities that lost a neighborhood school, the effects are still palpable one year later.
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Dahr Jamail | Will Fracking Cause Our Next Nuclear Disaster?
The idea of storing radioactive nuclear waste inside a hollowed-out salt cavern might look good on paper. But serious problems could result if there is fracking nearby.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Announces Plans to Cut Emissions by 30 Percent by 2030, and More
Last week, the President announced plans to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030, and more.
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Let There Be Light, Implores UN Chief
When night falls, there are over 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world, who live in virtual darkness because they have no access to electricity.
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US Education System Not Helping Immigrant Parents
Immigrant parents in the United States face serious challenges accessing early elementary programmes for their children.
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Protest Outside White House to Free the Cuban Five
Hundreds gathered outside the White House Saturday to demand the immediate release of the remaining Cuban Five who have been held in US prisons for more than 16 years.
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Indian Legislators Wake Up to Climate Change
All across India, warning signs indicate that the country is on a dangerous trajectory.
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What’s Gender Got to Do With Policing and Prison?
For decades, incarcerated mothers have fought for their right to parent behind bars.
USDA and Submachine Guns: Latest Example of Mission Creep as Federal Policing Expands
The USDA is only one of a slew of seemingly unlikely federal agencies to have acquired an armed police force ready to enforce an ever-expanding federal code.
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Five Days for the Cuban Five: Day One
From June 4-11th, delegations from Latin America, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean have gathered in Washington DC for the 3rd annual “5 days for the Cuban 5.”