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Shot, Then Shut Out

Chicago's most crime-ridden neighborhoods have no access to trauma care.

Rebecca Burns

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Vanderbilt Out of Africa

Tennessee students win a divestment fight--even though the school won't admit it.

Osita Nwanevu

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VAWA: A Victory for Women—But Which Women?

Advocates cheer the renewal of Violence Against Women Act after a 500-day delay, but question its approach.

Rebecca Burns

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Ugandans Sue U.S. Evangelical for Hate Speech

How the persecuted Ugandan LGBT community turned the tables.

Camille Beredjick

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Testless in Seattle

Seattle teachers take a bold stand against arbitrary standardized testing.

Camille Beredjick

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The Frontlines of Feminism

Is the end of the combat exclusion rule a win for all women?

Rebecca Burns

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Divesting for a Greener Planet?

Critics say divestment campaigns won’t hurt polluters’ profits. But Bill McKibben and student activists say that’s not the point.

Rebecca Nathanson

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The Revolution Will Be Capitalized

State-owned banks can offer low-interest credit and local investment capital. But do they have a future?

Theo Anderson

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Minimum Wage, Maximum Stimulus

There's an easy way to stimulate the economy.

Theo Anderson

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Prison Prep School

'Zero-tolerance' and 'tough-on-crime' policies put students in a school-to-prison pipeline.

Rebecca Burns

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Parks and Referendum

A fight to save a local park taps into the global movement for public space.

Theo Anderson

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Adidas Expelled from Cornell

The sporting apparel giant is losing university contracts over its labor practices.

Nyki Salinas-Duda

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Score One for Online Activists

The European Parliament defeated a bill that would have greatly restricted Internet freedoms

Isaac Dalke

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Are Co-ops the Answer?

Around the world, people are democratizing the workplace.

Rebecca Burns

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After the Killing

The uncertain legacy of Trayvon Martin.

Rebecca Burns

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Norman Solomon’s Quest for Congress

The veteran activist and writer may become one of the most progressive people on Capitol Hill.

Theo Anderson

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From California to Quebec, Students Fight Tuition Hikes

The longest student strike in Quebec's history has started yielding results.

Diana Rosen

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Radio Is About to Get Better

The FCC is finally ready to re-open its application process for low-powered FM stations. Who's ready to rock the mic?

Kenneth Rapoza

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Payola: Dick Clark and Alan Freed

The converging and diverging histories of two all-American DJs.

Louis Nayman

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Target: Tar Sands

Activists in Texas and a South Dakota reservation are fighting a fast-growing industry.

Daniel Hertz

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No Vacancies: Squatters Move In

Growing movements on both sides of the Atlantic try to turn bank-owned houses into homes.

Rebecca Burns

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Vermont Yankee: A Nuclear Battle Over States’ Rights

There's no end in sight to Vermont's long-running legal struggle to shutter an aging power plant.

John Raymond

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Promises Broken, Promises Kept

President Obama has fulfilled many campaign promises. But that's cold comfort to progressives.

Theo Anderson

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Unmasking the Super PACs

Why are broadcasters fighting an FCC effort to bring their political ad records into the 21st century?

Kenneth Rapoza