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Students Should Be Creative Innovators, Not Force-Fed Consumers of Status-Quo Knowledge
Unless students are empowered to help shape their own educations, and use their skills and energy to fight for justice and make their neighborhoods better places, there will be …
UK Government Urged to Act on Fresh Evidence of BT Drones Link
The British government is being asked to reopen an investigation into BT, after new evidence appeared to link the company to illegal US drone strikes and the mass government …
Making a Living on a Living Planet
On Labor Day 1940, American workers faced the aftermath of the Great Depression, with mass unemployment persisting and a divided labor movement facing a renewed counterattack from corporate America.
Pesticides on the Playground
Is your children’s schoolyard routinely sprayed with pesticides? How safe your children are might depend on where you live.
Advancing Backwards: Bolivia’s Child Labor Law
In the midst of a global fight against child labor and poverty, Bolivia stands alone on an empty street.
Government Surveillance Undermines Attorney-Client Privilege
The government's practice of monitoring attorney-client communications over prison email systems was on display in two New York cases this summer when prosecutors argued that inmates wanting to speak …
How One US Group is Using Family Values to Promote Global Anti-Gay Hate
The Human Rights Campaign released a new report this week detailing how one US group, the World Congress of Families, is pushing an anti-gay agenda that has ties to …
Building Public Trust is a Key Factor in Fighting West Africa’s Worst Ebola Outbreak
While the attention on the Ebola epidemic that has now been declared “out-of-control” is focused on the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria, unaffected countries …
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In Senate-CIA Fight on Interrogation Report, Another Controversy
The background of a key negotiator in the battle over a Senate report on the CIA's use of torture has sparked concerns about the Obama administration's objectivity in handling …
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Can This Undercover Nail Polish Detect Date Rape Drugs?
Undercover Colors is a line of nail polish that is chemically designed to detect some commonly known date rape drugs.