Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 3, 2014
Racial justice activists and prison abolition groups have long argued that the "school-to-prison" pipeline funnels young black kids into the criminal justice system, with higher rates of school suspension and arrest compared with nonblack kids for the same infractions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 14, 2014
When I asked Edgar Torres how he felt about the fact that he would soon be spending the night at a detention center he said, "I honestly don't mind, I borderline don't care. All I want is to simply be able to go back home." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 18, 2014
The city has a dark underbelly that includes harsh treatment of its immigrant labor force and an intolerance for criticism. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 16, 2014
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, as one of his last acts in office, reduced the sentence of a 23-year-old African-American inmate named Travion Blount to 40 years in prison, making him eligible for release at age 55.Instead of being a poor black kid, what if Travion Blount had been white and wealthy? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 10, 2014
Twenty years ago, on Jan 1, 1994, a trade deal championed by Democratic President Bill Clinton went into effect The North American Free Trade Agreement was meant to integrate the economies of the United States, Canada and Mexico by breaking down trade barriers among them, creating jobs and closing the wage gap between the US and Mexico Twenty years ago, on Jan . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 4, 2014
In 2014, legislation and labor actions could narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 6, 2013
Over the past 50 years, the city of Los Angeles has made great strides to curb its smog problems by cutting vehicle emissions. But now, the emerging "fracking" industry threatens to undo much of that progress by wantonly spewing toxic chemicals into the air.By wantonly spewing toxic chemicals into the air, the emerging "fracking" industry threatens to undo much of the progress Los Angeles has made to curb smog pollution over the past 50 years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 29, 2013
The United States' vast and indiscriminate worldwide surveillance of ordinary people and heads of state has no historical precedent. Now countries around the world are fighting back using the United Nations as a vehicle for change.Countries around the world are fighting back against surveillance using the United Nations as a vehicle for change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 21, 2013
Lobbyists for military contractors are swarming all over Capitol Hill these days in a frenzy to stave off automatic budget cuts as part of the second wave of sequestration, due in January.Lobbyists for military contractors are swarming all over Capitol Hill these days in a frenzy to stave off automatic budget cuts. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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