As it benefits from the corporate coffers of private prison giant CoreCivic, the institute advocates privatized reentry programs from which the company profits.
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The U.S. Is Mistreating Children in Its Custody. Can International Law Help?
“Nobody takes care of us here,” an 11-year-old boy in a U.S. Border Patrol facility told us.
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Trade War Anomaly: Why Northern Europe Sells More to China, Proportionally, Than We Do
By putting workers on their corporate boards, Northern European nations produce more at home—and can export more overseas.
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Have Democrats Forgotten How to Do Oversight?
Some advice from old pros on how—and why—to go after the myriad misdeeds of Trumpworld
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Breaking Out of the Democrats’ Paralysis on Immigration
Democrats need more than compassionate policies for refugees. They need a policy to deal with the immigrant flow itself.
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Can the Appalachian Trail Block a Natural Gas Pipeline?
The question of the trail’s ownership looms large in a case that may be headed to the Supreme Court. The answer could determine the fate of natural gas megaprojects on the East Coast.
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As Republican Legislators Seek to Ban Abortion, Voters in Every Single State Reject That Change
A new poll shows fewer than a quarter of voters in any state favor the outright abortion bans some Republicans are now trying to enact.
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Trump’s Trade Policy: Bluster and Cave
The winner: China. The loser: blue-collar workers who voted for Trump.
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The Myth of the Rugged Individual
In America today, your life chances depend largely on how you started—where you grew up and how much your parents earned.
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When Cities Turn to Uber, Instead of Buses and Trains
Some money-losing transit districts shift to ridesharing—but the cost for that may prove even greater.
