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It's just absurd that the Silk Road guy got a life sentence without parole - we are incarceration nation
Then there's the absurd and arbitrary distinction we draw between bad drugs (illegal, immoral) and…
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Men working in construction, stay-at-home moms, and students are committing suicide at alarmingly high rates, and it's part of a disturbing trend
In the US, another big factor may be that many people don't seek treatment for mental health issues…
Hilary Brueck
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Overreacting to the rising US crime rate could be more dangerous than the violent crime itself
The idea of tempering reactions to upticks in crime tends to get pegged as an exclusively liberal p…
Michelle Mark
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Why America Has Such A High Rate Of Payment-Card Fraud
Many of those costs may be recoverable over time through lower fraud losses. Chip-and-PIN would als…
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America's first charter school started by recruiting students off the street - now it has a 0% dropout rate
A program to rescue hardened kids from the brink of drug abuse, jail or homelessness may become St.…
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Why Black men's job situation is worse than it looks
Black men are still working at a considerably lower rate than white, Asian, and Hispanic men, despi…
Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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An FCC ruling has cut prison phone bills in half, disrupting the correctional telecommunications industry
The FCC adopted new rules that force prisons and jails to cap the cost of phone calls for incarcera…
Narimes Parakul
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Why so many men in the US have stopped working
Men aren't working at the same rate they did in decades past. We asked two economists to help us fi…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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Why employers are reluctant to hire young men
America's young men have stopped working. One reason for the rise in joblessness: our broken unempl…
Emily Stewart
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The Supreme Court just made it easier for governments to remove unhoused people from public spaces
Homelessness in the US hit a record high last year, fueled in large part by the nation's severe sho…
Eliza Relman
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As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets
New York, Philadelphia Seattle and Chicago are increasing access to affordable housing and non-poli…
Allie Kelly,Eliza Relman
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A shortage of young men in the workforce could weigh on housing, Social Security, and growth for years to come
Around 7.2 million men have dropped out of the workforce. That has a host of consequences that coul…
Jennifer Sor
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A former stay-at-home dad says he's struggling to find a job after his nearly 20-year break from the workforce: 'I'm underqualified for jobs that I used to do'
A former stay-at-home dad who hasn't worked in 20 years said he sees few paths to reentering the wo…
Jacob Zinkula
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Virginia uses attack dogs in prisons more than any other state. Now lawmakers want to crack down.
Lawmakers are taking action after a Business Insider investigation found Virginia prisons had deplo…
Hannah Beckler
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A key service helping convicted US veterans recover remains dysfunctional for everyone else, but there's a fix
Proper funding and community interaction are key to the success of drug treatment courts, which fac…
Ella Sherman
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Dozens of jailed kids, nearly all of them Black, must be removed from a former Louisiana death row unit after facing cruel punishment, judge says
The children have been incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, the nation's largest adult…
Katie Hawkinson
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Why Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'
Republican lawmakers from five states are seeking to ban guaranteed basic-income programs, citing c…
Noah Sheidlower,Allie Kelly
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Universal basic income is working even in red states
All across America, giving people free cash is reducing homelessness, increasing employment, and im…
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
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The notoriously 'inhumane' conditions in a Los Angeles jail where inmates were chained to benches for days — may improve due to a 'landmark' legal settlement
The settlement came after a near 50-year legal battle. Now the ACLU hopes it will set a nationwide …
Katie Hawkinson
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Arlington, Virginia, gave $500 to low-income families no strings attached. It helped them catch up on bills, but many still struggle to afford housing.
Arlington's Guarantee helped participants secure better jobs and pay off debts, though participants…