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A DOJ probe into the mental health program at a medium security prison could put solitary confinement on trial.

He began his career singing about cars and girls before moving on to empty factories and abandoned quarries—and now, with Wrecking Ball, the depredations of Wall Street.

Community radio stations were key to spreading the message of the Occupy movement.

Obama breaks new ground when it comes to war with Iran.

The government is spending real money on an imaginary war.

The NBA point-guard phenom has sparked a national discussion about racism against Asian-Americans.
 

Zoe Strauss has turned the streets of Philadelphia into a museum for her photography.

Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia police have shown respect for the right to protest, and a deadline for eviction passed without action.