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Pedro Rios Jr. Civil Suit: Chicago Police Struck 14-Year-Old With Car Prior to Fatal Shooting
An update on Truthout's four-part investigative series on the Chicago Police Department and the Independent Police Review Authority.
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Triassic Mass Extinction May Give Clues on How Oceans Will Be Affected by Climate Change
The extinction had profound effects on ocean ecosystems.
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New York City Public Housing: Fixing a Leak With a Bucket
The New York City Housing Authority says it's made major progress responding to residents' requests for repairs. Residents tell a different story.
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“Listen, Yankee!”: Tom Hayden Captures Absurdity of Cuban Embargo
As tensions begin to cool, looking back at US-Cuba relations paves a way forward.
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It’s Not About a Wedding Cake: “Religious Freedom” Laws
Laws protecting religious exclusion expose the current crisis of democracy.
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Mercy Is Ours to Give, if We Choose It
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, if spared, will live a long life in the federal penal system.
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We Do This for Rekia
This week, the trial of Dante Servin began in Chicago.
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Hoosier Homophobia Crushed, Racism Continues On
Less inspiring, and really troubling, is the lack of any similarly effective movement to protect basic human and political rights for people of color.
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The War Against Women Getting Paid Family Leave
President Obama and the American public want paid family leave.
Scapegoat Economics 2015
Fearful of damage to their careers, politicians refuse to raise taxes and instead embrace spending cuts using scapegoat economics.