Three Trump Speeches and the D...

Aug 4, 2017 by

Three Trump Speeches and the Death of a Nation

[Translate] Democracy & Government In just a short time, through actions and especially words, this presidency has diminished us...

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QUARTER OF INMATES COULD HAVE ...

Dec 11, 2016 by

QUARTER OF INMATES COULD HAVE BEEN SPARED PRISON WITHOUT RISK, STUDY SAYS

[Translate] US prisons THE GUARDIAN Study of 1.5 million prisoners finds that drug treatment, community service, probation or fines...

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WHEN REPORTAGE TURNS TO CYNICI...

Nov 15, 2016 by

WHEN REPORTAGE TURNS TO CYNICISM

[Translate] David Bornstein and Tina Rosenberg   NYTIMES Photo Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times The election of Donald J. Trump...

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MORE THAN 10.35 MILLION PEOPLE...

Apr 23, 2016 by

MORE THAN 10.35 MILLION PEOPLE ARE IN PRISON AROUND THE WORLD

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   Mark Rain / CC-BY-2.0 A World Prison Brief study released earlier this year found that the number of...

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PUBLIC HOUSING: THE MYTH, THE ...

Sep 1, 2015 by

PUBLIC HOUSING: THE MYTH, THE FACTS, THE HBO SHOW

[Translate] The U.S. National Archives By Natalie Y. Moore GRIST HBO’s Show Me a Hero, which ended last night, cuts right to the...

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11 THINGS YOU’LL HEAR IN...

Aug 8, 2015 by

11 THINGS YOU’LL HEAR IN THE GOP DEBATES THAT ARE PROBABLY FALSE

[Translate] Election by Kira LernerCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Republican presidential candidates are seen...

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ERRORS AND LIES

May 21, 2015 by

ERRORS AND LIES

[Translate]   Paul Krugman Surprise! It turns out that there’s something to be said for having the brother of a failed president...

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Why Freddie Gray Ran!

May 2, 2015 by

Why Freddie Gray Ran!

[Translate] Protesters jump on a police car at a rally to protest the death of Freddie Gray who died following an arrest in...

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10 cities drearier than Seattl...

Mar 25, 2015 by

10 cities drearier than Seattle

[Translate] Chris Blakeley By Katie Herzog   GRIST CityLab recently reported that Grist’s hometown Seattle was named America’s...

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Crime In North Dakota’s Oil Bo...

Mar 8, 2015 by

Crime In North Dakota’s Oil Boom Towns Is So Bad That The FBI Is Stepping In

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS Workers tend to oil pump jacks behind a natural gas flare, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014,...

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