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A CEO Goes to Jail for Killing People
Businesses will keep putting profits over people as long as they know that the worst that will happen is a fine.
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Nearly 4,000 People Fighting California’s Fires Are Paid Just $1 an Hour
California offers incarcerated people “volunteer” opportunities.
Confronting the Pro-Police Backlash
The need for Black Lives Matter has never been greater.
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Donald Trump Is the Insult Generator
Donald Trump should do himself and everyone else in this country a favor and give the custom of making amends a try.
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Schools as Fearmongering Factories: The Case of Ahmed Mohamed
As the US increasingly models its schools after prisons, students are no longer viewed as a social investment in the future.
The Market Shouldn’t Decide Who Gets Educated, We Should
Rising tuition, reduced public spending, and market logic are increasingly reshaping our higher education system.
Chicago Hackers and Activists Team Up on Petroleum Coke Storage
Chi Hack Night is a program that helps people use open source software around certain policies.
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Colleges Flush With Cash Saddle Poorest Students With Debt
Some of the nation's wealthiest colleges are leaving their poorest students with plenty of debt.
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My Brush With Elon Musk
When I accidentally asked the Thomas Edison of our time what he did for a living, he lit up like a Christmas tree.
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This Could Change Everything About School – For Kids, Teachers and Everybody Else
What is it about formal schooling that turns so many kids off?