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FBI Faces Criticism for Plan to Turn Muslim Community Leaders Into Snitches
The FBI will soon implement a new program to pressure teachers and religious leaders into serving as informants.
Kansas Lawmakers Want to Pay Children Who Out Trans Students
The “Student Physical Privacy Act,” would dictate that students only access changing facilities that accord with their sex.
TPP Under Fire in the US as Other Signatories Advance Toward Ratification
Other countries have been pressing forward to ratify the TPP since the deal's signature in February.
Chicago Teachers to Strike for Public Schools and Services
Teachers argue that the district has brought the deficit on itself by refusing to look for additional tax revenue to fund schools.
Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Requires an Education Campaign, Which the State Hasn’t Funded
The controversial law is about to get its inaugural use in a major statewide vote.
How Corporate Media and the Political Establishment Have Tried to Orchestrate the Democratic Primary
They wanted to declare it over before actual voters could vote.
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Why the EPA Must Clean Up Environmental Racism and Toxic Injustice
The Environmental Protection Agency must enforce the law and protect the most vulnerable populations from dangerous pollution.
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Donald Trump Triggers a Media Civil War
The mainstream and right-wing press are melting down as they fumble coverage of the uncontrollable GOP front-runner.
The Blue State Model: How the Democrats Created a “Liberalism of the Rich“
If the Democrats are now the party of inequality, then what in the world are the Republicans?
The Finances of a Second Chance
Candidates who did not make a successful run for federal office and run for a state post, often have to start fundraising all over again.