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In a Risk Society, Is Consumption Our Only Tool to Influence Our World?
In the age of the citizen-consumer, does a public that relies on privately funded social services and self-purchased insurance have any agency beyond our
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How Abuse, Corruption and Silence at Penn State Perpetuate a Poisonous Culture
A former Penn State student and instructor says a culture of abuse exists well beyond the football field and the school's problems are systemic.
The Other ALECs’ K-12 Education Agenda Exposed
For over 30 years, corporate America and its allies on both sides of the political aisle have carried out an assault on US workers, pushing down wages, slashing benefits …
Anaheim Residents Continue Protests After Cops Open Fire at Women, Kids
On Saturday Anaheim Police Department officers openly fired bean bags, pepper spray and released an attack dog into a crowd that included women and children protesting an officer involved …
A Student Debt Strike Force Takes Off
Can young people re-imagine the burden of debt as a a productive tool, rather than a means to profit?
In Victory for Corporatized Education, Federal Court Strikes Down Regulation of For-Profit Colleges
The assumption behind the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Education (DOE), headed by Arne Duncan, were that the
Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits
Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.
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How Big Business Has Triumphed in State Legislatures on Civil Liberties, Higher Education and Energy
How three ALEC-like groups normalized extreme state-level policies on energy, civil liberties and higher education.
Does the American Elite Want Real Public Education?
Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Baltimore. This is part three of our three-part series examining the public education …
The Toothless Accountability Systems Behind the Penn State Scandal
A report in the wake of the child abuse accusations against a prominent football coach reveals Penn State operated under its own rules, which could be easily flouted by …