U.S.
Minn. teacher, now a parent: ‘This strike reverberates beyond Minneapolis’
March 15, 2022Thousands of parents join teachers daily on the picket lines put up by the AFT, Local 59.
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The powerlessness of parenting from prison
March 14, 2022Demetrius Buckley thought his bond with his 11-year-old daughter was strong. But when he couldn’t physically protect his child from adult problems, he learned the limits of parenting via prison phone calls.
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It’s not just inflation — it’s price gouging
March 14, 2022Biden's calling it the "Putin price increase," but corporations were already hiking prices and raking in record profits before the war started.
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Lynching made a federal hate crime, bill named for Emmett Till
March 11, 2022The Black community of Chicago’s South Side and foes of racial injustice celebrate.
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Oakland communities rally to keep schools open
March 11, 2022Upcoming elections could give the community chance to put some new allies on the board.
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