Locking Up the Poor One Fine at a Time
A new report outlines how municipal court fines disproportionately target low-income communities.
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After a Natural Disaster, Some Multi-Level Marketers Profit Handsomely Off Relief Efforts
In the wake of recent hurricanes, multi-level marketers like LuLaRoe have leveraged sellers' networks to peddle products in the name of disaster relief. Little of those sales ever make it to relief organizations.
‘Being a Refugee Is a Human Condition’: An Interview With Ai Weiwei
The celebrated artist's new documentary makes the case for incorporating more compassion into our approach to displaced persons.
This Nigerian NGO Is Using Education to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation
The Value Female Network is changing hearts and minds to end the practice of FGM in the Osun state.
How Kentucky Is Leading the Way in Addiction Care for Pregnant Women
PATHways, an innovative, new program housed at the University of Kentucky, provides both prenatal and addiction care to mothers with substance use disorders. So far, it's having positive results.
In Europe, History—and the Populist Politics Over Muslim Women’s Dress—Repeats Itself
It appears no Austrian party could afford to stand up against the nation's controversial new veil ban.
Viewfinder: Rohingya Muslim Refugees Arrive in Bangladesh
Rohingya Muslim refugees look at the hundreds of tents filling a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya district on October 4th, 2017.
Following a Pay Gap Controversy, the BBC Finds Women Are Paid 9 Percent Less Than Men
The BBC did not, however, analyze the pay of senior managers, on-air editors, presenters, or correspondents.
Female Lawyers Are Interrupted More Frequently
An analysis of three decades of Supreme Court oral arguments finds male attorneys are treated more deferentially.
How Does Fascism Sneak Into Pop Culture?
The author of a book on "fascist creep" provides some historical perspective.