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For US Women, Inequality Takes Many Forms
The gender wage gap is a complex problem, and we'll need to address factors like race and region to solve it.
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Europe’s Border Policy Is Designed to Push Refugees Into the Sea
As the Mediterranean Sea becomes a graveyard for refugees, itu2019s more apparent than ever that Europe has learned all the wrong lessons from one of the darkest chapters in …
“The Army Knew”: New Investigation Unravels Mexican Government Account of How 43 Students Disappeared
The evidence shows repeated inconsistencies and omissions in the government's account of what happened when the students went missing.
What Conditions Gave Rise to the Baltimore Uprising?
Community activists Marisela Gomez, Kimberly Ellis and Shaquayah McKenzie discuss the conversations in the media about Black life and Baltimore.
“Our Time Is Now”: Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby Charges Six Baltimore Cops in Freddie Gray Death
We play excerpts from Mosby's dramatic announcement, when she acknowledges protests calling for justice in the case.
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Populism 2015: Construction Crew for Democracy
For anyone dispirited by the malaise of powerlessness or disgusted by the dysfunction of mainstream politics, the Populism2015 conference was a hopeful sign that in every part of the …
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From the Steps of the Supreme Court to the Streets of Baltimore
If police and vigilante forces can kill without consequence, then equality for Black LGBTQ people will always be an illusion.
Voices From the Epicenter of Protest
Eddie Conway speaks with residents of Gilmor Homes about the charges brought against six Baltimore police officers.
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On Freddie Gray and the Baltimore Uprising
We still don't know the names of the racist police officers that brutally murdered Freddie Gray. All we know is that they have been suspended with pay. We are …
Baltimore, Country at a Critical Juncture
Our country is at a critical juncture. Since the beginning of this year alone, a Black person has been killed by police at the rate of one every eight …