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1. To fix NYC’s jails, the first step is freeing the data.
By Brentin Mock in CityLab
2. All climate change is local.
By Michael R. Bloomberg and John F. Kerry in Bloomberg View
3. As enrollment falls and debt mounts, more colleges could be closing.
By Kellie Woodhouse in Inside Higher Ed
4. How fear shut America’s door on Syrian refugees.
By Molly O’Toole in Defense One
5. The business model for ISIS is unsustainable.
By Zack Beauchamp in Vox
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