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Voices: Firsthand fear, awe on Ferguson’s tense streets
I have encountered a form of civil disobedience that asks us all to question the state of policing in America.
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Life with legal weed
A conversation with middle-aged moms, homeless men, and college kids about post-prohibition in Boulder, Colorado
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Princeton study: U.S. no longer an actual democracy
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
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How much racial profiling happens in Ferguson?
In the past, it's been difficult to definitively answer a question like this. A new, nation-wide database might help.
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Pentagon fueled Ferguson confrontation
Department of Defense provided surplus military vehicles, rifles, pistols to local police departments.
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Presidential aspirant who proudly touts his socialism: Meet Bernie Sanders
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders proudly calls himself a democratic socialist. There’s talk that he may consider jumping into the presidential race in 2016.
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The economy is doing fine; the people not so much
As the headline states, the disconnect between the record Wall Street values and corporate profit figures on the one hand, and the sorry economic situation of so many Americans on the…
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Why poor schools can’t win at standardized testing
The companies that create the most important state and national exams also publish textbooks that contain many of the answers. Unfortunately, low-income school districts can’t afford to…
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ISIS post PR photos they took with John McCain
The group that he was meeting with was a particular subset of rebels in Syria, who we now know as ISIS.
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Immigration keeps heating up
The nation's temperature is rising rapidly as supporters and opponents of the immigrants await, with growing anxiety, President Obama's executive orders.
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