Articles by William A. Collins

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Fair Elections, RIP

June 26, 2013 | The Supreme Court's Shelby ruling aids a Republican plan to win more elections without winning support from more voters.

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Locking Up Our Future

June 19, 2013 | The logical fix would require putting more money and effort into securing jobs, transitional housing, and drug treatment for ex-offenders.

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Cleaning Up Our Portfolios

June 5, 2013 | A new movement is putting pressure on people and institutions to dump their investments in dirty energy companies.

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Don’t Fence Me In

May 15, 2013 | The prosperous are further isolating themselves physically, as well as economically, from the rest of us.