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From the ethnic studies ban to firings over Travyon Martin, a strange hostility toward progressive education is emerging.

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

Citizenship is not just a duty. It’s a blessing, a gift handed down by generations of forebears.

An increasing number of local coalitions are teaming up to oppose the controversial immigration enforcement program.

Under the banner of high-tech progress, corporate lobbyists have rammed through legislation privatizing K-12 education across the country.

By providing all-expenses paid trips to Israel for Jewish young adults, US funders and Israeli politicians are creating the next generations of American Zionists.

A growing group of activists and socially responsible companies are rethinking business as usual.

It is shameful that CUNY colluded so thoughtlessly in an attempt to narrow the bounds of acceptable public discourse.

What's the best protest song you know? Plus, George Zornick on the lack of safety regulation for offshore drilling, one year after the BP spill.

This year’s conservative confab was strained by discord, with gays pitted against the Christian right and Islamophobes battling conservative Muslims.