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Unions, civil rights group pan Trump “school safety” commission’s recommendations
December 20, 2018One DeVos recommendation—restoring discrimination in discipline of “problem” students—is thinly veiled racism against young African Americans, says AFT President Randi Weingarten.
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‘Moral disaster’ unfolding in child migrant detention centers
December 20, 2018Decades after the U.S. stopped institutionalizing kids because large and crowded orphanages were causing lasting trauma, it is happening again.
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Black voters were prime targets of Russian election interference
December 19, 2018For years, the Russian state has leveraged social media to wage a propaganda war aimed at manipulating and dividing Americans.
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Affordable Care Act Q-and-A: What happened in court and what’s next
December 17, 2018Despite Republican wishes, Obamacare isn't dead yet. Here's what you need to know about this weekend's court ruling in Texas.
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Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia aims at empowering working-class communities
December 14, 2018Not since the days of Harold Washington has Chicago seen leadership from the mayor’s office that actually empowers working-class voices. Amara Enyia is out to change that.
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