Girls of color regularly face harsher school punishments than their white counterparts, while simultaneously being ignored by legislative and community efforts to close the school-to-prison pipeline, despite the proven negative impacts of zero-tolerance discipline which exposes minority girls to expulsion, violence, and arrest, a new study released Wednesday has found. Punitive disciplinary policies “negatively impact

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An investigation by the Washington Post has revealed that the ranks of “private police” officers—ordinary citizens who have petitioned courts for the power to carry a gun and badge and make arrests within certain areas—are growing throughout the country, thanks to a little-known provision in state laws. But training and oversight for private police, which

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Calls for peace and diplomacy in Yemen continue to fall on deaf ears as a Saudi-led coalition launched heavy airstrikes on the impoverished nation Friday evening. United Nations officials and other foreign diplomats are fleeing Yemen on Saturday after war planes pummeled the capital Sanaa. According to witnesses, bombs fell “all through the night and

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undefined These onions are arousing some suspicion over their content. The Seed Company by E.W. Gaze posted a photo of onion seeds for sale late last month on Facebook. OREGON FARMER BAFFLES TIKTOKERS WHO DON’T KNOW HOW AGRICULTURE WORKS IN THE US However, soon after publishing the seemingly innocuous post, which advertised “Onion, Walla Walla

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Click:Automotive part mold design Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left the hospital on Saturday after a week-long stay that began shortly after he tested positive for COVID-19 last week. “I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center,” Christie tweeted. “I want to thank the extraordinary

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A flood of Democratic ballots have already been recorded in states with early voting across the nation, more than doubling the number of Republican ballots received so far. Though there has been speculation that Democratic voters will be more likely to vote by mail in the 2020 General Election than Republican voters, the number of Americans who

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Just ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, five organizations have issued a message that the only way to avert climate disaster is by embracing a clean energy future. It was March 11, 2011 when the Great East Japan earthquake caused a massive tsunami which triggered a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi

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Another title match has been added to the card for AEW Dynamite’s one-year anniversary. It was announced today that Hikaru Shida will defend her AEW Women’s Championship against Big Swole on Dynamite next Wednesday (October 14). The AEW World Championship, Tag Team titles, and TNT Championship will also be on the line on the anniversary episode.

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A “March for Dignity” drew thousands to the Spanish capital on Saturday in the latest show of mass opposition to the government’s harsh austerity policies that have slashed public goods—from education to public health to unemployment assistance. As they marched through Madrid, protesters carried banners that read, “Food, jobs and a roof with dignity. Walking

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As the economic landscape in China continues to shift, an awakening working class is demanding fair treatment and higher wages—and the movement is picking up steam. The Associated Press on Monday highlighted the emerging resistance to workplace exploitation and authoritarian government policies that has steadily grown over the past four years, with numbers of strikers

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