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FILE - In this July 31, 2014 file photo, juvenile detention inmates at New York's Rikers Island jail walk in a single file to the chapel. Some activists say shutting down Rikers is the only solution for a cycle of abuses that includes violence by guards and gang members, mistreatment of the mentally ill and juveniles, and unjustly long detention for minor offenders. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) (AP)

Juvenile justice in the U.S.

Tammy Chang, Omar Ilyas, Vic Wiener - The Conversation

About 1.6 million minors are arrested in the U.S. every year

Attorney General William Barr (AP/John Bazemore)

The unbearable wrongness of William Barr

Phil Zuckerman

If secularism truly resulted in moral deterioration, then highly secular societies would be decaying. They're not

In this photo taken Tuesday,March 11, 2014,  pantry  cook Alicia Palenyy uses her bare-hands to put cheese on a salad at the Hock Farm restaurant in Sacramento, Calif. Under a bill signed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown, chefs and bartenders in California must keep bare hands off food going straight to the plate or the drink glass, and must use gloves or kitchen utensils such as tongs. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) (AP)

Salad bars an easy target for bioterror

Ana Santos Rutschman - The Conversation

Researchers say that the humble salad bar is actually a prime target for bioterrorism. Who knew?

Cadets wait for the start of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2019 graduation ceremony at Michie Stadium on May 25, 2019 in West Point, New York. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Inauspicious futures in the U.S. Army

Danny Sjursen - TomDispatch.com

A new generation of West Pointers joins America’s hopeless wars

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, arriving to his arraignment in New York County Criminal Court, plead not guilty to state mortgage fraud charges on June 27, 2019 in New York City. (Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

Paul Manafort: At the center of it all

Lucian K. Truscott IV

Is the man who ran Trump's campaign for free the mastermind behind the most unhinged Ukraine conspiracy theory?

WASHINGTON, DC - September 23: Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks to journalists before votes on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Monday September 23, 2019. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

"Vow of silence" on impeachment inquiry

Lynne H. Rambo - The Conversation

Sen. Susan Collins is among the senators who have chosen to stay quiet about impeachment so far

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland arrives at a closed session before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees October 17, 2019 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Sondland testified on Capitol Hill to testify to the committees for the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. (Photo by (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump claims to "hardly know" Sondland

Igor Derysh

Last month, Sondland was a "really good man" and a "great American." Now? "I hardly know the gentleman"

(Drew Angerer/Getty Images))

Menthol cigarettes continue to divide

Ana B. Ibarra - KFF Health News

Anti-smoking activists are using the youth vaping epidemic as an opportunity to take on menthol cigarettes

Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrate after he left the Federal Police Headquarters, where he was serving a sentence for corruption and money laundering, in Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil, on November 8, 2019. (Henry Milleo/AFP via Getty Images)

"An extraordinary day"

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams

"An extraordinary day in Brazil — for the world, given Lula's stature."

Activists participate in a rally urging the expansion of Social Security benefits in front of the White House July 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The bold plan to improve Social Security

Dean Baker - Independent Media Institute

The Social Security 2100 Act would both improve the program’s benefit structure and its financial picture

Amazon affecting election results (Getty Images/Salon)

Welcome to Amazon's post-truth society

Keith A. Spencer

Amazon's tiny investment in PACs will make a few of Seattle's city council into their lackeys

(Skyhorse Publishing)

These tasty waffles are vegan friendly

Hannah Kaminsky - "Sweet Vegan Treats"

Use a Belgian waffle iron to make deeper pockets to accommodate even more granola goodness on top

EWAN McGREGOR as Danny Torrance in the Warner Bros. Pictures’ supernatural thriller “STEPHEN KING’S DOCTOR SLEEP" (Warner Bros. Pictures/Jessica Miglio)

"Doctor Sleep" is gleefully gruesome

Matthew Rozsa

Starring Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson, the film is the logical and spiritual continuation to "The Shining"

Donald Trump Jr. (Getty/Scott Olson)

Don Jr: My sacrifices like fallen troops

Igor Derysh

Trump was reminded of "all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, as well as the military’s "sacrifices"

Ivanka Trump (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Ivanka: Whistleblower's name irrelevant

Shira Tarlo

The White House adviser appeared to break with her father, who has been urging the media to name the official

Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)

Here's our "Rick and Morty" rewatch prep

Melanie McFarland

Whether you're a newcomer or need a refresher, here are the must-watch episodes for the Adult Swim series' return

Diamond and Silk on Fox & Friends (Fox News)

Fox decries alleged war on Thanksgiving

Matthew Rozsa

“I get tired of people that have lived their life and have eaten meat telling us not to eat meat,” Diamond says

Devil Next Door (Netflix)

Devil Next Door: Was a Nazi among us?

Ashlie D. Stevens

From the "Wild Wild Country" producers, the series questions if this is mistaken identity or a chance at justice

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump intimidated whistleblower: lawyer

Igor Derysh

A “cease and desist” letter warning of potential “legal” action has been sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Mitch McConnell and Matt Jones (Getty Images/AP Photo)

Is McConnell afraid Matt Jones will run?

Shira Tarlo

Republicans forced a popular Kentucky radio host off the air, and fans are rallying with #FreeMattJones

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speak to journalists during a press conference concerning the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How will the press "review" impeachment?

Dan Froomkin

Political media is conditioned to look for theatrical moments and zingy soundbites. But impeachment isn't TV drama

Donald Trump (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump hit with $2M bill for charity scam

Igor Derysh

Trump claimed "every penny" from his foundation went to charity despite admitting in court that he misused millions

Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates and Leon Cooperman (Getty Images/CNBC)

Curse of the billionaire class

Amanda Marcotte

Michael Bloomberg's proposed run is just the latest in a series of billionaire tantrums over Elizabeth Warren's run

Michael Bloomberg (Getty/Lukas Schulze)

Bloomberg files to enter the Dem primary

Igor Derysh

Bloomberg has been accused of self-funding "vanity run" as polls show he’s hugely unpopular among Democratic voters

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