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Human Rights
Why North Carolina’s “Religious Freedom” Bill Is Even Worse Than Indiana’s
A small change in wording could have big legal consequences.
How “Hate” Lets Us Off the Hook
Our political realities become determined by whom we are against.
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The “Two-Sizes-Fits-All” Approach to Bilingual Education Doesn’t Work
An Oregon bill to cut back time given ELL students to achieve English literacy defies the research on how long it can take.
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Guilty of Being Poor
When a community issues arrest warrants for more offenses than it has residents, something's deeply wrong.
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Three Reasons Why the United States Is Broken, Bloated and Bleeding
Facing inequality, police militarization and spiraling military costs, what kind of country will we be?
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Sprinklers Off, Still Homeless
What are we doing about the continuing criminalization of homelessness and poverty?
“Biden Plan” for Central America Continues the Crackdown on Kids
The "Biden Plan" for Central America treats refugee children as a national security threat.
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How the Public Can Shape the Future of Drone Use
The private and state use of drones needs to be controlled from a public safety and privacy standpoint.
George Takei: LGBT Protections Still Needed Despite Amended Indiana, Arkansas Religious Freedom Laws
Both Indiana and Arkansas have passed fixes to their laws.
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EXCLUSIVE: As Chicago Police Kill Youth, Vast Misconduct Allegations Purged
Truthout investigates the brief life and mysterious death of 14-year-old Pedro Rios Jr.