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Education June 6, 2023

Saying that students embrace censorship on college campuses is incorrect – here’s how to discuss the issue more constructively

by Bradford Vivian, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The claim that college students censor viewpoints with which they disagree is now common. Versions…

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Politics May 5, 2023

Free speech used to be honored by both left and right – now shouting down opponents and banning disliked speech is a bipartisan cause

by Erica Goldberg, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Students’ shutting down campus public speakers has become increasingly common at universities across the…

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Opinion April 7, 2023

Clean Energy: Good for Business, Good for Georgia

by Charline Whyte, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 6, 2023 The clean energy renaissance is here! Thanks, in part, to new…

Environment February 28, 2023

Sierra Club study finds Georgia Power’s Bartow County coal-fired plant among country’s dirtiest

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 28, 2023 A new Sierra Club study estimates that coal-fired power Plant Bowen…

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Health Care February 22, 2023

A Law Was Meant to Free Sick or Aging Inmates. Instead, Some Are Left to Die in Prison.

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly February 21, 2023 Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he…

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Elections February 21, 2023

Five election deniers who are controlling state voting systems

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 18, 2023 Americans concerned about the health of democracy breathed a sigh of…

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Immigration December 22, 2022

‘Caged … For No Fault of Your Own’: Detainees Dread Covid While Awaiting Immigration Hearings

This article by Renuka Rayasam was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Renuka Rayasam December 22, 2022 LUMPKIN, Ga. — In October, Yibran Ramirez-Cecena didn’t alert the…

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Cobb County Police Department, Law Enforcement December 18, 2022

Cobb police chief discusses facial recognition technology at press conference

by Arielle Robinson “We do not surveil our citizens. That is not what facial recognition does in this realm at all. I won’t say that other governments don’t do that,…

Justice December 10, 2022

How financial barriers stifle formerly incarcerated people

by Melissa Hellmann, Center for Public Integrity This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. December 9, 2022 PHILADELPHIA…

Education December 9, 2022

When the punishment is the same as the crime: Suspended for missing class

by Tara García Mathewson and Maria Polletta, Center for Public Integrity This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C….

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