George Joseph is a reporter focusing on education and labor issues in New York City. Follow him on Twitter at @georgejoseph94.
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Culture
Why Philanthropy Actually Hurts Rather Than Helps Some of the World’s Worst Problems
"Philanthrocapitalists" can't resolve the problems created by capitalism.
George Joseph
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Feature
Big Dallas Plunder
Dallas business interests stacked the school board. Now, a rule change could open the door for wholesale school privatization.
George Joseph
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Labor
Workers Force Indie Bookstore To Live Up to Its Values
George Joseph
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Labor
Trafficked Teachers: Neoliberalism’s Latest Labor Source
George Joseph
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Teachers College Students Urge President to Cut Ties With Pearson
George Joseph