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Police settle lawsuit on use of chemical agents in Ferguson

March 30, 2015 By Al Neal

"We had not seen this kind of excessive police force used against protestors since the civil rights movement of the 1960's"

Students in D.C. organize at debt’s door: USSA LegCon 2015

March 30, 2015 By Patrick J. Foote

The membership of the USSA sees student issues as intrinsically tied to economic, racial, and gender justice.

High school students protest gross inequalities in sports programs

March 27, 2015 By Antonia Berrie

Students held signs with startling numbers like "36,000 students of color go to high schools with almost no sports."

Today in women’s history: Remembering jazz singer Sarah Vaughan

March 27, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Sarah Vaughan was renowned for her melodic improvising, wide vocal range and extraordinary technique.

Unforgiven: Weak laws offer debtors little protection

March 26, 2015 By Paul Kiel, ProPublica And Chris Arnold, NPR

Critics say the 1968 federal law that allows collectors to take 25 percent of debtors' wages, or every penny in their bank accounts, is out of date and overly harsh.