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Why Are So Many Inmates at This Federal Prison Dying?
Close to five thousand people have died in federal prison since 2009.
There are 100 federal prisons across the U.S. An NPR investigation found that a…
2 years, 6 months ago
How New York City Became the Center Of a Debate Over Immigration
New York City has become an unlikely battleground for migrant rights.
The city, like others, has struggled to deal with the arrival of tens of thousan…
2 years, 6 months ago
What the US-Iran Prisoner Swap Means For the Family of a Man Freed After 8 Years
On Tuesday, five Americans detained for years in Iran stepped off a plane back onto US soil.
They were released in the US-Iran prisoner swap that als…
2 years, 6 months ago
California's Big Oil Lawsuit Strategy Mirrors Fight Against Big Tobacco
The state of California has filed a massive lawsuit against oil companies.
The charge is that oil companies knew they were causing climate change, a…
2 years, 6 months ago
U.S.-Iran Exchange Prisoners – A Year Since the Death of Masha Amini Sparked Protests
On Monday, five Americans who were imprisoned in Iran, stepped off a plane in Doha, Qatar. They were freed as part of a prisoner exchange deal betwee…
2 years, 7 months ago
Speaker McCarthy and the Impeachment Inquiry
Since becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy has faced the constant threat that members of the right wing of his own Republi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Rotten Tomatoes Changed The Role Of Film Critics. But Is That A Good Thing?
If you're over a certain age and you love movies, when you think "movie critic", you probably picture Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert and their popular T…
2 years, 7 months ago
Without Expanded Child Tax Credit, Families Are Sliding Back Into Poverty
It can be hard to see how big government policies have a direct effect on an individual's experience. But it was easy to measure the difference made …
2 years, 7 months ago
How Concerns Over EVs are Driving the UAW Towards a Strike
Up to 150,000 auto workers could walk out this week in a strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
In addition to concerns over pay, workers are…
2 years, 7 months ago
New Shots and a New Era for COVID
Right now it seems like people all around us are testing positive for COVID. But for the most part, they are not getting seriously ill.
The Food and …
2 years, 7 months ago