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Low Voter Turnout Among Asian Americans Is More About Identity Than Apathy

Compared to the national average of 53 percent, only 31 percent of Asian Americans reported being contacted by candidates or parties in 2012. Less outreach from politicians understandably alienates these voters.

Caitlin Kim

Education

The Digital Divide in the United States’ Public Schools Is an Issue of Access

New technologies in the workplace are so ubiquitous that we barely notice them, but it's taken longer for these tools to take hold in classrooms.

Lindsey Tepe

News in Brief

How ICE Is Targeting Undocumented Children Housed and Protected by Their Relatives

Across the country, people who have taken in young undocumented relatives are being swept up in what ICE calls a crackdown on guardians who pay human smugglers.

Hannah Dreier

Environment

Conserving Forestry in Brazil’s Easternmost State Means a Zero Tolerance Policy on Deforestation

Illegal logging continues to be a persistent problem in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, threatening an already fragmented wildlife habitat and forcing indigenous tribes off their land.

Claire Asher

Social Justice

What Happens When Citizens Call for a Ceasefire?

Baltimore has seen a sharp spike in murders since the summer of 2015, which became its most violent year with 344 homicides. In 2016, the city saw 318 people murdered. This year is set to look even worse.

Baynard Woods

A tug pulls a coal barge past the Islamic centre on August 26th, 2016, in Samarinda, Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Environment

Could Indonesia’s Unstable Coal Market Push the Country Toward Renewables?

A recent report warns that Indonesia's coal-based electricity strategy risks wasting $76 billion over the next 25 years.

Keith Schneider

News in Brief

Negligent DNA Testing Has Affected Thousands of New York Criminal Cases

New York City's crime lab has been a pioneer nationally in analyzing especially difficult DNA samples. But the recent disclosure of the source code for its proprietary software is raising new questions about accuracy.

Lauren Kirchner

Environment

How a Small Town in Costa Rica Is Defining Conservation for Central America

Beginning with Quakers arriving in the 1950s, Monteverde has become a distinct conservation community in Central America.

Caitlin Looby

News in Brief

Maternal Care Is Disappearing From America’s Rural Counties

A new study shows that more than half of the country's rural counties now don't have hospitals with obstetric services. And women of color are being hit the hardest.

Adriana Gallardo & Nina Martin

Environment

A Record Surge in New Species Discovery in the Amazon

A new report finds that scientists described 381 new species of wildlife from the Amazon in peer-reviewed scientific journals between January of 2014 and December of 2015. Some, however, are already on the brink of extinction.

Shreya Dasgupta