Sarah Lazare

‘Our Kids Are Being Killed’: On Mother’s Day Weekend, Moms Are Rising Up For Black Lives

Nation-wide protests and vigils highlight growing movement for racial justice.

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Mothers whose children have been killed by police gather in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Code Pink)

Mothers whose children have been killed by police gather in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Code Pink) This Mother's Day weekend, moms across the United States are leading protests, vigils, and marches to demand justice for children slain by police and vigilante violence—and to send the message to parents and young people

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Foreclosure Crisis Fueled Dramatic Rise Of Racial Segregation

Displacement of black and Latino households was so dramatic, crisis should be seen as a ‘mass migration event’ says lead author of paper

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Alma Ponce and her family, daughter Ruby, 10, left, son Heriberto Jr., 5, and husband Heriberto, pose for a photo outside their Woodland, Calif., home. Wells Fargo began foreclosure proceedings on their home, even as the family sought to refinance. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli) The foreclosure crisis that drove approximately 9 million people across

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Suppressing Science For Monsanto? Groups Demand Investigation Of USDA

10 USDA scientists allegedly faced retaliation and punishment for research on neonicotinoid insecticides and glyphosate, which is included in Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide, as well as related topics, including genetically modified crops.

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Monsanto herbicide to be sprayed on food crops. (USDA Photo) More than 25 farmworker, environmental, and food safety organizations sent an open letter on Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture demanding that the agency investigate reports that its scientists are facing retaliation and suppression of their research on controversial

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Who’s The Most Hawkish On Iran? Race To Kill Diplomacy Continues

Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) throw new torpedo at diplomatic process.

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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. arrives to pose for photographers in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The rookie Republican senator leading the effort to torpedo an agreement In the U.S. Senate competition to prove who is the most hawkish towards Iran, lawmakers just upped the ante. In what analysts equated

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Report Exposes American Psychological Association Complicity In US Torture

The APA ‘secretly coordinated’ with CIA, White House, and Department of Defense to legally and ethically justify post-9/11 atrocities.

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Cpl. Charles A. Graner Jr. appearing to punch one of several handcuffed detainees lying on the floor in late 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. A new report from human rights investigators and medical professionals reveals that the prestigious American Psychological Association secretly helped the administration of former

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Charter Schools Cheating Communities Out Of Millions

New report warns that, due to lack of oversight, ‘vast majority of the fraud perpetrated by charter officials will go undetected’.

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"Charter schools act like they have a 'get out of accountability free' card," said Jonathan Stith, spokesperson for the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. (Image courtesy of report)

"Charter schools act like they have a 'get out of accountability free' card," said Jonathan Stith, spokesperson for the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. (Image from report) Accepting and soliciting bribes. Diverting public funds for personal profit. Lying about the number of students. These are just a few examples of the fraud and

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Saudi Arabia Claims ‘Operation Over,’ But Bombs Keep Falling On Yemen

Shelling was reported in central and southern cities, and ground fighting has not let up.

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Saudi soldiers are seen through a tent positioned at the Saudi border with Yemen in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, Monday, April 20, 2015. The Saudi air campaign in Yemen is now in its fourth week.

Saudi soldiers are seen through a tent positioned at the Saudi border with Yemen in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, Monday, April 20, 2015. The Saudi air campaign in Yemen is now in its fourth week. Just hours after declaring the conclusion of "Operation Decisive Storm," Saudi Arabia resumed air strikes against Yemen on Wednesday, signaling that the

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