Got a Record? You Can Still Get a Job in Massachusetts

by Dom Apollon on September 3 2010, 12:04PM

Massachusetts just became the second state to “ban the box” on job applications in both the public and private sector.

Topics: Criminal Justice, The Policy Desk

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Insured or Not, Women and Children’s Health Shortchanged

by Michelle Chen on September 3 2010, 9:10AM

The escalation of insurance costs is old news by now, but in light of the recession, the pattern doesn’t augur well for a half-baked reform plan.

Topics: Health, On Gender

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DOJ vs. Joe Arpaio: Here Comes the Lawsuit

by Julianne Hing on September 2 2010, 6:12PM

The DOJ has been investigating the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for alleged civil rights abuses since 2009.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Criminal Justice

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Pocahontas Gets a Makeover in New Video Mash-Up

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on September 2 2010, 5:42PM

If only the real thing were just as good.

Topics: Media

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How the Discovery Channel Gunman’s Green Activism Turned to Hate

by Julianne Hing on September 2 2010, 4:36PM

A growing sect of the environmental movement is being co-opted by white nationalists.

Topics: Environment

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Fidel Castro Owns Up to Persecuting Gays in Cuba

by Julianne Hing on September 2 2010, 2:11PM

“If someone is responsible, it’s me,” Castro told journalists.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Affairs

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Sean Bell’s Widow May Run for Queens City Council

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on September 2 2010, 1:50PM

Nicole Paultre-Bell’s reportedly got most of the borough in her corner.

Topics: Politics

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Former Florida Candidate Jeff Greene Sues the Media for Doing Its Job

by Jamilah King on September 2 2010, 12:32PM

Jeff Greene contends that he’s not a sore loser.

Topics: Politics

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Cancer Screening for Poor Women Threatened in Calif. Budget Battle

by Michelle Chen on September 2 2010, 9:30AM

Desperate to balance the budget, California is finding fat to trim in some interesting places… like the local mammogram center.

Topics: Health, On Gender

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South Asians Still Shopping for Designer Baby Boys

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on September 1 2010, 5:03PM

For some, it’s never an issue of choice.

Topics: Health

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