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The Pitfalls of Testing-Based Education

The Pitfalls of Testing-Based Education The Pitfalls of Testing-Based Education

As 35 Atlanta educators are investigated for fudging standardized test scores, the bigger issue is the high-stakes testing that's taken over our education system.

Apr 2, 2013 / Chris Hayes

One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond

One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond

Believe that marriage rests on love and compassion? That makes you a pervert.

Apr 2, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8 This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8

A watershed moment for marriage equality—and Tony Kushner’s moving essay nearly two decades ago: Introducing The Nation Archive!

Mar 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square

Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square

Undocumented youth are taking to public and online spaces to represent themselves—in some cases, without the support of important allies.

Mar 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate

Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate

Hollingsworth v. Perry has a chance of being dismissed without a ruling, leaving a better case to serve as the vehicle for the court's opinion on marriage.

Mar 29, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter

‘We Were Handcuffing Kids For No Reason’: Stop-And-Frisk Goes On Trial

‘We Were Handcuffing Kids For No Reason’: Stop-And-Frisk Goes On Trial ‘We Were Handcuffing Kids For No Reason’: Stop-And-Frisk Goes On Trial

At the same time that Brooklyn residents poured into the streets over the killing of Kimani Gray, NYPD officers took the stand to describe the department's racist tactics.

Mar 28, 2013 / Ryan Devereaux

More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown

More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown

Police respond very quickly to mass shootings, and bigger magazines means more deaths. 

Mar 28, 2013 / George Zornick

Obama Hiccups on Guest Workers

Obama Hiccups on Guest Workers Obama Hiccups on Guest Workers

We do know that a comprehensive immigration reform bill will soon surface. The trouble is, we don’t know what it will contain.

Mar 28, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary

Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary

What, to a critic of marriage, makes the ceremony itself so tear-worthy?

Mar 28, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Wayne LaPierre Is Winning

Wayne LaPierre Is Winning Wayne LaPierre Is Winning

Deride the NRA's spokesman all you want, but his group is close to gutting gun control legislation in Congress.

Mar 27, 2013 / The Editors

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