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Family pleads for U.S. teacher imprisoned in Russia: ‘We’re not forgetting my brother’

2 years 5 months ago

WASHINGTON — Days after meeting with high-level White House officials, the family of an American teacher imprisoned in Russia walked the halls of the U.S. Capitol complex Thursday, pleading with U.S. leaders to remember that Marc Fogel is staring down a 14-year sentence in a penal colony on a marijuana charge. Fogel, 61, an international […]

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Ashley Murray

Student loan debt unfairly burdens immigrant families

2 years 5 months ago

With all necessary information in-hand, the process of completing the FAFSA form may only take 20 minutes. However, for us, the children of immigrants dealing with the federal student aid system for the first time, it took hours to understand the form’s questions and requirements. Our search histories were filled with seemingly stupid questions about […]

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Subratha Araselvan

The Actors Walk

2 years 5 months ago
The strike of SAG-AFTRA highlights a summer of workers’ pushback against a finance-driven economy.
Harold Meyerson