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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.”
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Ukraine, NATO and the World at Turning Points: Talk Prepared for Sarajevo Peace Event, June 7, 2014
It is long past time to learn the lessons of World Wars I and II and of global warming which, more gradually than nuclear weapons, threatens the human and …
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To Protect Service Members, Defense Department Plans Broad Ban on High-Cost Loans
Acknowledging that a previous law did not go far enough, Defense Department said it needs to expand rules to protect service members from high-cost lenders.
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Lawmakers Push Back Against Administration’s Failed Latin America Policy
In a remarkable eruption of sanity in Washington, there is finally some pushback from Congress against the far-right and “center” on US policy toward Venezuela and Latin America — …
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New Report Documents How Privatization Steals Wages, Harms Communities
A new report from the nonprofit research group In the Public Interest shows that outsourcing public services hurts middle and working class communities as well as workers.