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California Will Keep Burning. But Housing Policy Is Making It Worse
This story was originally published by ProPublica.Monday morning, Sept. 28, California woke up sweaty, devastated, even shocked to find the state burning again. But if we’re honest, and to our great s ...
04 Oct, 2020
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14 min read
Welcome to Zoom University. That’ll Be $500.
Matthew Villongco stopped by the UCLA campus to see his friends on a Thursday night during his first year of community college. An airy lounge surrounded by a glass wall, packed to the brim with stude ...
01 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
New Poll: Most Voters Are Prepared for Delay In Election Results
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.If the winner of the presidential election is not known on elect ...
29 Sep, 2020
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3 min read
Who The Hell Cares What YOU Think? The Metaphysics of Modern (Same-As-The-Old) Media
Modern news consumption is frustrating. Newsrooms have been decimated. Media outlets continue to disappear. Opinion is pawned off as news. Polarized echo chambers may entertain certain factions, ...
29 Sep, 2020
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10 min read
Systemic Racism: How Disparate Investments in Public Education Fuel Social Inequality
This is Part Two of a two-part series on racism and the education system. Read Part One here. Data supporting the direct link between family income and student achievement rely mostly on test sc ...
28 Sep, 2020
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11 min read
Newsom Orders Ban of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
In a dramatic move to tackle climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered state officials to ban new gasoline-powered cars within 15 years. California has for longer than half a century been a lead ...
26 Sep, 2020
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9 min read
Florida's Open Primaries Amendment Could Help Ensure Voter Liberty for Mainers
Editor's Note: This piece originally published in the Portland Press Herald, and has been republished with permission from the author.The presidential election on Nov. 3 is nearly upon us. No matter ...
25 Sep, 2020
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3 min read
California for All? Few Public Schools Pursuing Elementary Waivers
Diana Marrone felt alone and out of options.The single mother of a 5-year-old kindergartener had struggled to balance her full-time job while guiding her daughter’s remote learning. Marrone’s mother w ...
25 Sep, 2020
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11 min read
These 34 States Are Making Voting Easier ahead of November
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.Voting in the presidential election ends in 40 days, and states ...
24 Sep, 2020
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4 min read
The US Must Free Itself from the Political-Industrial Complex
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The New York Times and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author. In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwigh ...
24 Sep, 2020
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6 min read