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  1. Deep Dig — Best Investigative Journalism
    1 Jan 2017 … We're digging for gold in the vast shallows of the Internet. Starting this week, we're regularly rounding up some of the best investigative reporting that you might otherwise miss. Continue reading
  2. Happy Birthday, Social Security!
    8 Aug 2013 … The program plays a key role in America's social safety net, but has an uncertain future. Continue reading
  3. Welcome to the East Side: How Clinton and Kaine Can Make Youngstown a Call for Unity Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton enjoys a pint of Guinness beer in March at O'Donold's Irish Pub and Grill in Youngstown, Ohio. On Saturday, she'll return to the hard-hit former steel town with her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA). (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    7 Jul 2016 … The Democratic ticket's Saturday visit to a town that has become an icon of the plight of the white, working class offers an opportunity to point out the fallacy of racial scapegoating, say two academics who live in Youngstown. Continue reading
  4. I Attended an ALEC Conference — and Found an Alternative Universe George W. Bush's Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt addresses members of the American Legislative Exchange Council Thursday, July 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
    5 May 2014 … ALEC’s guiding principle--supporting big business--turns the small-c conservative ideal of individual liberty and local control on its head. Continue reading
  5. Poor People Aren’t Involved in Politics. Can Activists Change That? A coal miner takes a break after his shift at a small mine outside the city of Welch in rural West Virginia on May 19, 2017. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    6 Jun 2017 … It’s rarely clear what exactly Donald Trump means when he makes promises. So when he promised that the “forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” perhaps it was wrong to assume that he meant struggling Continue reading
  6. Heather Cox Richardson: A Big Win for Savannah Guthrie
    10 Oct 2020 … Trump’s willingness to grab free airtime tonight reflects his campaign’s financial straits. Continue reading
  7. These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing — and Sparked a Nationwide Movement Kris McBride, Garfield's academic dean and testing coordinator, at left, and Jesse Hagopian, Garfield history teacher and a leader of the school's historic test boycott. (Photo by Betty Udesen.)
    3 Mar 2014 … Parents, students, and teachers all over the country have joined the revolt to liberate our kids from a test-obsessed education system. Continue reading
  8. Book Excerpt: Understanding the New Jim Crow
    12 Dec 2013 … Michelle Alexander explains how she came to understand that the racial caste system in America has not ended, it's just been redesigned. Continue reading
  9. Is Gentrification Inevitable?
    12 Dec 2014 … A discussion with activists, a professor and a local resident on the effect of gentrification and what could be done to protect vulnerable communities. Continue reading
  10. Ai-jen Poo: My Hopes for Home Care Workers This Year
    1 Jan 2014 … A 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. Continue reading