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Book Review: Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil
Like millions of students, I never liked math. I thought it scary, mysterious and evil. I joke that I can’t even sit next to math…
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Free Press Hero: Zerqa Abid
Zerqa Abid describes herself as an “activist mother” which is quite an understatement. Zerqa Abid is the founder and president of Muslims for Ohio PAC and the MY Project USA, an organization that works on poverty and human trafficking issues in…
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Defund Injustice urges city of Columbus to adopt ordinance divesting funds from JP Morgan Chase
Ordinary people have extraordinary power.
That’s the philosophy behind Defund Injustice, a newly formed coalition based in Columbus that seeks to organize the people’s power of the purse. In a consumer-driven economy, the power of the…
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Prison Strike Leader Moved to Infirmary after Twenty Four Days Refusing Food.
Siddique Abdullah Hasan, a national prisoner leader has been on hunger strike since Monday, February 27th. On Friday, March 24th he was moved to the infirmary, presumably due to failing health. His appeal to the Rules Infraction Board (RIB) was also…
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