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Flipping the Script: Pedagogy, Theater and Radical Organizing in Schools of Poverty
Teacher Jay Gillen goes beyond simply refusing to be complicit with educational injustice.
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Democracy and Its Discontents
Globalization and rising inequality are contributing to the growing lack of confidence in democratic institutions.
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The Five Best Labor Stories of 2014
Despite serious challenges, there's life in the US labor movement.
Challenging Bedrock Law: “Dillon’s Rule” in Detroit and Beyond
A latent yet pervasive legal doctrine called “Dillon's Rule” is being wielded against Detroit.
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From the ER to the Courtroom: How Nonprofit Hospitals Are Seizing Patients’ Wages
One Missouri hospital has sued thousands of uninsured patients who couldn't pay for their care.
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Torture’s Time for Accountability
Will the top torture criminals and their obedient lackeys continue to escape accountability?
The Price of Private Prison
Companies outsource prison services to for-profit contractors, so every basic need is an opportunity to cut corners and make a buck.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Most Americans Don’t Realize How Climate Change Impacts Health, and More
In today's On the News segment: Most Americans don't realize the ways that climate change impacts their personal health, and more.
Fallen Heroes of 2014
Hundreds of social justice advocates and organizers passed away in 2014.
Can Obama Lift the Embargo on Cuba Without Congress in Effort to Normalize US-Cuba Relations?
We look at the details of the new normalized relations between the United States and Cuba.