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January 8, 2014During the last three months of 2013, 15 miners died on the job. The uptick coincides with budget cuts that mean inspectors can afford to visit a workplace only every 99 years, on average.
January 6, 2014Taking a cue from North Carolina, citizen protesters in Georgia are planning actions against the state's right-wing policies at the start of the legislative session next week.
January 6, 2014Shelving "respectability politics" and other steps toward achieving racial justice.
January 5, 2014We asked some of the people trying to change the world for the better to tell us what made them proud in 2013, and what their hopes and dreams are for 2014.
January 2, 2014A new report compares the promises with which NAFTA was sold with the results we can measure 20 years later.
January 2, 2014A leading activist for home care workers says victories won in 2013 shows that the arc of justice bends, but slowly. She's hoping to pick up the pace in the coming year.
January 2, 2014The year after a presidential election, fewer people focus on campaign finance issues, but 2013 was well worth your attention.
December 31, 2013College graduates who borrowed for bachelor's degrees granted in 2012 have an average student loan debt of $29,400
December 31, 2013Could a recent Supreme Court decision give juvenile lifers a second chance?
December 27, 2013The city is home to more than 40,000 vacant properties. Now neighborhoods are hoping a new public entity can help them bounce back from the post-industrial blues.
