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  • Here's a radical idea that will change policing, transform prisons and reduce crime: treat criminals like human beings

    July 31, 2020 |

    The Correspondent |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Comparing Norway's and the United States' approaches to prisons and policing puts the lie to the American notion that being tough and unrelentingly punitive effectively addresses crime. In Norway, even people imprisoned for violent crimes, in maximum-security prisons, are treated with respect and kindness, with privileges that would be unthinkable in most American prisons. The results are telling: Norway's recidivism rate, the lowest in the world, is less than one-third of the U.S. rate. While prison costs are far higher per capita, the ultimate costs in lower crime make the Norwegian approach affordable.

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  • How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

    July 31, 2020 |

    KQED |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Summer, which is usually the busiest season for libraries around the United States, brought with it challenges due to the pandemic, but resourceful librarians innovated ways to connect with their most valuable patrons. In Chattanooga, Tennessee librarians recorded what would have been an in-person craft lesson and posted it on their YouTube channel. In St. Louis, Missouri, the public library loaned out Chromebooks and hot spots to families to increase accessibility to virtual programming. While the pandemic poses limitations, librarians are seizing the opportunity to try new things and keep students engaged.

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  • How Urban Planning Keeps Cities Segregated—and Maintains White Supremacy

    July 31, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Urban planning policies can lead to greater racial segregation, sometimes intentionally. While older policies could be explicitly racist, today policies such as zoning, which designates land for residential or industrial use, effectively excludes communities of color, immigrants, and households with lower incomes. Residential segregation leads to education, income, and health disparities. Minneapolis ended single-family zoning so lots can be converted to more affordable duplexes and triplexes and is working towards requiring new apartment projects to reserve units for low- to moderate-income households.

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  • How Italy Turned Around Its Coronavirus Calamity

    July 31, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Italy, Rome

    Italy, once a major hotspot for Covid-19 cases, has seen a significant decrease in the spread of the coronavirus after implementing strict government regulations including mandatory travel restrictions and isolation protocols. The success of the measures has been evident as the country begins to reopen – lifting restrictions in two-week increments to account for the "virus’s incubation period" – with no sign of the virus still spreading and hospitals remaining largely empty of critical cases.

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  • How Essential Food Workers Are Fighting Back

    July 31, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Meatpacking workers protested Covid-19 safety concerns and a coalition of advocacy groups filed a civil rights complaint with the government accusing Tyson and JBS USA of racial discrimination during the pandemic because the safety issues disproportionately impact line workers, who are largely people of color. Nevada’s Culinary Union also sued Las Vegas Strip casinos for unsafe working conditions. Two casinos have been dropped from the suit after deciding to negotiate privately with the union and Tyson has since instituted some safety measures, but broader impacts of the complaints remain to be seen.

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  • We Know How to Fix Student Debt

    July 31, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    A study found that students without debt ended up with a higher income than students with debt, an overall benefit to the larger economy. In the U.S., "44.7 million American adults are saddled with student debt totaling $1.6 trillion.” This article explores what other countries like Germany, New Zealand, and South Korea, among others have done to lower the cost of university tuition and thus student debt.

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  • Bright Lights and Dark Nights: The Challenge Facing Sea Turtles in the City

    July 30, 2020 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Sea turtle preservation efforts along the Florida coast seek to replace artificial bright lights, which are a deadly hazard that can lead sea turtles astray. Activists launched change.org petitions that successfully pressured two beach towns to correct public lights along the beach and require turtle-friendly lighting in new buildings. Volunteer groups patrol beach front areas to find and report those in violation of the ordinances, who can face a fine. A $10 million settlement from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion helps fund a grant that provides lights and fixtures to about 200 properties.

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  • Virtual LGBT+ support group creates a space for youth

    July 30, 2020 |

    The Salinas Californian |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    When in-person meetings became impossible during the pandemic, Epicenter's youth-run, drop-in resource center for youth made its LGBTQ+ support group virtual, and attendance went up. The group, called Our Gente, provides a place for youth to support each other. Those trapped at home with families that are unsupportive can still participate online using text chats, rather than having to speak aloud. Youth at the center create their own programming, but work closely with Epicenter's deputy director, who grew up queer, non-binary in a family that at first did not support them.

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  • In syntropic agriculture, farmers stop fighting nature and learn to embrace it

    July 30, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Gandú, Bahia

    Ernst Götsch, an agronomist and cocoa farmer in Brazil, uses a different method of agriculture that could be more beneficial to small farmers. His method, known as syntropic agriculture, is an agroforestry system where different plants interact with each other to create more complex ecosystems and more fertile soils. While the method involves more labor and observation, it doesn’t use pesticides or fertilizers and has resulted in larger crop yields and more income on his own farm. He is sharing his process with other farmers looking to improve their farms.

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  • ‘Transparência é fundamental para reduzir riscos de fraudes em contratações'

    July 30, 2020 |

    Nexo Jornal |

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    Response Location: Brazil, João Pessoa, Paraíba

    Trata-se de uma entrevista com Ludinaura Regina Sousa dos Santos, controladora-geral de João Pessoa, capital da Paraíba. Ela como a cidade foi considerada a mais transparente do país nas aquisições de equipamentos para o combate à covid-19, segundo a ONG Transparência Internacional.

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