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Everybody Lies: Poker Players and the Webs They Weave

Baron Münchhausen Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive.  ~ Walter Scott  One of the most famous liars in history was a man...

California outlawed Section 8 housing discrimination. Why it still persists

Robert Gardner said he knew it was time to move after he came home to find his Valley Village apartment broken into and ransacked.He...

How a Grassroots Movement Can Incite Real Change

In this country, great change often starts at the grassroots level. Social activists lobby for a change they believe is needed. Individuals who agree with that belief join the movement. When there is a big enough groundswell, the government begins to adopt that change. Often, this takes years and years—although sometimes, it happens practically overnight. [...]

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Wrongful Arrest Due to Cannabis 

A wrongful arrest due to cannabis isn’t unheard of. A Staten Island cop kept planting cannabis in people’s cars despite the NYPD clearing him...

How Tinkering in the Classroom Empowers Learners of All Kinds

Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School (CCRMS) in East Palo Alto is named after the famed Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist. This tribute...

LoanDepot, appraiser sued after ‘whitewashed’ home’s value surges

A Black couple in Maryland have filed a lawsuit against a real estate appraiser and mortgage lender loanDepot alleging fair housing and civil rights...

What is happening in Sri Lanka? 

A country with a GDP five times India’s is now tethering on the edges even to meet basic needs. So, what made a country...

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