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No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime
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Age of the Unicorn: How the Fed Tried to Fix the Recession, and Created the Tech Bubble
The number of “unicorn” tech companies is increasing dramatically—but the bubble will burst eventually.
Doug HenwoodClimate Change
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The kings of Big Coal are making off with millions, while their industry collapses.
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Why a Criminal Record Shouldn’t Disqualify Someone From Public Assistance
No one should go hungry for a crime that they have already served time for.
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Focus on Europe
This Is What Greece’s Refugee Crisis Really Looks Like
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Berlin and Paris Versus Kiev
And Henry Kissinger versus US orthodoxy on Ukraine; and Putin versus Stalin on Russia’s past.
Stephen F. Cohen
Books & the Arts
How ‘Hamilton’ Is Revolutionizing the Broadway Musical
The bracing fusion of hip hop and the musical form shows that America’s history—and its future—belong to men and women of color as profoundly as to anyone else.
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White Hands and Black Skulls: From the Panthers to ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Two new films prove the urgency, and inadequacy, of outrage.
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The funny, scathing, and heart-wrenching universe of A Planet for Rent.
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A new documentary shows how the city has changed in the decade since the storm—and also how it hasn’t.
August 14, 2015
Watch: California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water
If the drought continues, farmers and residents may have to abandon some of the richest agricultural land in the country.
December 8, 2014
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The South Side hasn’t had a trauma center for 25 years. Could activists bring one to the University of Chicago?
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