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Seventy Years After ‘Brown,’ School Segregation Persists
But the community schools approach offers a chance to reduce the racial achievement gap. Read more
May 16, 2024
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The Possibility of Justice for Terrence Heard
Two bills, currently under consideration in Tennessee, could change sentencing rules that keep many inside prisons for too long. Read more
May 14, 2024
Many Churches Aren’t Accessible—Here’s Why That’s a Problem for Voters
Churches account for 20 percent of all polling places in the United States, but religious entities are exempt from the ADA. Read more
May 10, 2024
Punks-B-Gone!
While protests are messy and disruptive, they aren’t nearly as dangerous as the impulse to shut down free expression by sending in riot cops. Read more
May 10, 2024
Genocide Trial in Guatemala Brings Memories of Israel’s Role in the Killings
Along with the United States, Israel provided weapons and training to Guatemala’s military and their campaign against Indigenous Maya civilians from 1974-1996. Read more
May 10, 2024
With Regard to Gaza, the Genocide Convention Has Been ‘Bent to the Will of Powerful States’
An interview with human rights activist Maung Zarni. Read more
May 8, 2024