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Debtors prisons: In Mississippi, judges can lock you up for owing money
January 13, 2022Most states have gotten rid of such programs, but not Mississippi. Judges here sentence hundreds of people a year to four restitution centers around the state.
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What role for the left in Boric’s Chile?
January 12, 2022Communist senator insists that winning gains from government needs “organized citizenship.”
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Challenging the poverty of words: Interview with progressive poet Frederick Pollack
January 12, 2022People’s World culture writer Michael Berkowitz asks about socialism, history, the future, and poetry’s role in all of those.
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Chicago schools lockout: It ain’t over till it’s over
January 12, 2022Coronavirus testing problems and what to do in the event of further virus resurgence continue to concern teachers and families in the Windy City.
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Biden administration declares crackdown on coal plant pollution
January 12, 2022For the first time, the federal government is enforcing rules that require the coal industry to clean up toxic coal ash waste.
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