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Calls Mount for a National Moratorium on Charter Schools
Making public education more accountable has been the solemn pledge of government officials for years, except when it comes to charter schools.
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The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe
In this excerpt from “Out of Sight,” the history of US corporate pollution and toxic dumping is recounted.
Privatized Medicaid Managed Care: Yet Another Health Policy Disaster
These are some of the less publicized downsides of how the ACA actually works within privatized Medicaid programs.
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The Hoax of Climate Denial: Why “Politically Motivated” Science Is Good Science
Do we really have to wait for people to die in large numbers before we accept the evidence of climate change?
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The Truth About Diego Garcia: 50 Years of Fictions About a US Military Base
The truth about the US military base on the British-controlled Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia is often hard to believe.
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Global Climate Change Needs Global Response
Any effective response to climate change must be systemic and global in nature.
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Fighting Industrial Pollution in Kenya Is as Dangerous as the Lead Poisoning
Omido is clearly a courageous woman who against all the odds has fought hard to protect her family.
Congress Gets 400,000 Signatures Demanding Debt-Free College
College students currently face more than $1.3 trillion of education debt in the US.
Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Higher Education Vision: Students Must Have “Debt-Free Option“
Colleges must stop wasting taxpayer money.
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Black Americans and the Military: This Country Is Not to Die for
Black soldiers returning home feel vulnerable to being killed by police.