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New York City’s Charter School Showdown Reignites National Debate on Privatized Education
The battle over charter schools is heating up after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio blocked three privately run charter schools from using rent-free space inside public schools.
Can We Make Progressive Mayors Work for the People?
Two organizers discuss what it could take for social movements to turn the promise of liberal reform into reality.
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Frances Fox Piven | Extreme Poverty Has Been Used to Divide and Terrify Working People for Centuries
In 'Imagine Living in a Socialist USA,' Frances Fox Piven argues that the guarantee of a universal income would facilitate a new economic fairness and stability to a financial …
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Laws Seek To Punish Use of Time-Honored Tool for Pushing Social Change
Academics are rightly concerned that bills seeking to punish academic organizations boycotting Israeli institutions will impose a political test on faculty members.
Bill Bratton: NYPD Huckster?
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton seems to see his role as dampening controversy over the force's tactics, not rooting out tactics that are criminal or ineffective.
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Could We Make Bill de Blasio Meet With J Street?
Since New York Mayor de Blasio supports Iran diplomacy and agrees with J Street's position and opposes AIPAC's position, let's help him take the first step to recovery - …
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The Day We Fight Back Against The NSA
The use of the Verizon building is significant because Verizon has been complicit with the NSA in spying on U.S citizens.
Agreement Reached to Drop Appeal in Stop and Frisk Case
We will celebrate the official dropping of the appeal in the coming weeks. For now, we are rolling up our sleeves.
“We Will Not Break the Law to Enforce the Law”: NYC to Reform Stop-and-Frisk, End Racial Profiling
New York City's newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the city will drop its appeal of a ruling by a US district court that found the New …
Hillary Vs. the 99%
For the majority of Americans suffering under economic apartheid, it won't matter if Hillary wins. There's just not enough there to get you out to vote on a rainy …