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There Is No “Progressive Case” for Charter Schools
Betsy DeVos recently announced her department would provide over a quarter-billion dollars to expand charters.
Time Spent in Solitary Confinement Drops Dramatically in Illinois Youth Facilities
Juvenile correctional centers in Illinois have moved away from harsh punishment.
From the US With Love: US Commandos Are a “Persistent Presence” on Russia’s Doorstep
Over the last two decades, relations between the US and Russia have increasingly soured.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the Urgency of Fighting Against the Racist Right-Wing
Taylor on the rapid ascension of the extreme right in recent months and what we can do about it.
William Rivers Pitt | Mueller on the Move: What You Need to Know About Monday’s Indictments
This is only the beginning.
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Dean Baker | The Tax Scam We Know and the Tax Scam We Don’t Know
Trump is appointing a crony tax avoider as temporary head of the Internal Revenue Service.
Puerto Ricans, Not Wall Street Vultures, Must Come First
Money that goes one of the hedge funds that have bought up much of the island's debt is taken away from saving lives.
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Ivanka Trump’s Child Tax Credit Is a Ploy to Pass Tax Cuts for the Rich
Ivanka is selling another “by Ivanka, for Ivanka” child care plan that won't work for millions of families.
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How Many US Women Die From Causes Related to Pregnancy or Childbirth? No One Knows
Data collection on maternal deaths is flawed.
The GOP Declares War on “Abortion Bonds“
Now conservatives are blocking every piece of tax code “for the principle” of it.