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And how we can save it.
Mar 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
Is the Hardest Job in Education Convincing Parents to Send Their Kids to a San Francisco Public School? Is the Hardest Job in Education Convincing Parents to Send Their Kids to a San Francisco Public School?
The city’s public-school enrollment has shrunk. Here’s how one district employee is fighting privatization, bad PR, segregation, and population loss to stem the tide.
Mar 5, 2024 / Gail Cornwall
Nebraska’s New Racist “Stand Your Ground” Law Puts Us All in Danger Nebraska’s New Racist “Stand Your Ground” Law Puts Us All in Danger
Politics / March 4, 2024 Nebraska’s New Racist “Stand Your Ground” Law Puts Us All in Danger A society of armed individuals carrying concealed weapons, who perceive strangers a…
Mar 4, 2024 / Megan Hunt
New York's Long Congressional Redistricting Nightmare Finally Comes to an End New York's Long Congressional Redistricting Nightmare Finally Comes to an End
Liberals and leftists hoping for a sure path to retaking the House may be disappointed, but Democrats should still do well. And voters and incumbents each gain valuable clarity.
Mar 4, 2024 / Ross Barkan
The Desolation of America’s Urban Schools The Desolation of America’s Urban Schools
Austerity measures have resulted in dangerous, squalid conditions for the most vulnerable students.
Feb 26, 2024 / Feature / Jonathan Kozol
Finding and Losing Flaco, the Owl That Got Free Finding and Losing Flaco, the Owl That Got Free
There may never be another Flaco, but there will be other birds in the city to love. May we take better care of them.
Feb 24, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Hydropower Won’t Stop the Climate Crisis—It Might Make It Worse Hydropower Won’t Stop the Climate Crisis—It Might Make It Worse
The dispute over Ethiopia’s enormous dam should be a warning of what the future holds on a hotter, drier planet.
Feb 21, 2024 / Joshua Frank
Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever
Cameras aren’t just monitoring us in public—now they’re actually yelling at us.
Feb 16, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner
LA’s Corporate Class Wants to Reverse Progressive Gains LA’s Corporate Class Wants to Reverse Progressive Gains
The LA left’s newfound electoral muscle has transformed the city into one of the most renter-friendly in the country. Business and real estate interests are fighting back.
Feb 12, 2024 / Feature / Mike Bonin and Peter Dreier