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Mitch Daniels’s covert war on Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.

What if your country begins to change and no one notices?

The death of Billy “Guero” Sell will not be the last, warn advocates for prisoners refusing to eat or work.

Ethan Saylor died because police responded with rapid and unnecessary force to his disability. I worry, not only for my son with Down Syndrome, but for all others who face similar tactics.

How George Zimmerman’s lawyers exploited racist stereotypes to justify the fear—and killing—of black men.

Women who care for poor kids are often mothers living in poverty themselves.

All wars have their bards, and Mexico’s ongoing narco wars are no exception.

Showdowns in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City and beyond have turned out parents and teachers in droves—and revealed how out of touch education reformers really are.

New York City mayoral candidate Christine Quinn says Anthony Weiner’s sexual behavior inspires disgust. In another era, hers would have too.

Smacking down the the latest anti-abortion fallacy.