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Why Is Marcia Fudge Being Nominated to HUD, if Not Tokenism?Vanessa A. BeeThe guarantee of safe and affordable housing is too important for HUD to continue being treated as the short straw.
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ICE Mismanagement Created Coronavirus “Hotbeds of Infection” In and Around Detention CentersJohn WashingtonA Detention Watch Network report blames ICE for nearly a quarter-million coronavirus cases throughout the country.
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Trump’s Ban on Foreign Workers Has Left Schools With Teacher ShortagesHannah Critchfield, Liz DonovanEven as the ban will expire on December 31, some school districts that rely on foreign teachers will still have vacancies next semester.
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Indigenous Groups Push Insurers to Abandon Fossil Fuel ProjectsGreta MoranIndigenous land defenders are increasingly pressuring the financiers of fossil fuel infrastructure to respect their sovereign land right.
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Inside Biden’s Meeting With Civil Rights LeadersRyan Grim, DeconstructedIn a recording obtained by The Intercept, Biden was unenthusiastic about executive action and warned against police reform before Georgia’s Senate runoffs.
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