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Kem Monovithya

‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya ‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya

Cambodians head to the polls on July 29, but there is no viable opposition left on the ballot.

Jul 26, 2018 / Q&A / Safiya Charles

Stuyvesant High School

Elite New York High Schools Need More Diversity—Standardized Testing Isn’t Helping Elite New York High Schools Need More Diversity—Standardized Testing Isn’t Helping

Standardized testing won’t encourage diversity in elite New York City high schools—creating a supportive culture will.

Jul 25, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

Daily News Tronc Layoffs

These Are the Worst of Times for American Journalism These Are the Worst of Times for American Journalism

Newsroom layoffs at the New York Daily News and papers nationwide remind us that things are going from bad to worse.

Jul 25, 2018 / John Nichols

Children’s Camp

Children’s Camp Children’s Camp

(In)security blanket.

Jul 25, 2018 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Helsinki Summit: Handshake between Putin and Trump

It’s a Mistake to Assume Trump Doesn’t Have a Foreign-Policy Strategy It’s a Mistake to Assume Trump Doesn’t Have a Foreign-Policy Strategy

In fact, there appears to be a very specific blueprint in place.

Jul 24, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

black farmers

Psst! The Farm Bill Includes a Rare Provision That Could Help Black Farmers Psst! The Farm Bill Includes a Rare Provision That Could Help Black Farmers

Buried deep in the bill, the provision would grant heirs’-property owners access to federal support programs for the first time.

Jul 24, 2018 / Leah Douglas

Royce White

Royce White on Mental Heath Royce White on Mental Heath

Royce White joins the show to talk about Tyler Honeycutt, the NBA, and mental health.

Jul 24, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Empty Congress

The Republican Congress Isn’t Even Pretending to Do Its Job The Republican Congress Isn’t Even Pretending to Do Its Job

It’s much easier to let judges and appointees do the unpopular work of stripping workers of their rights, outlawing abortion, and running the administrative state into the ground.

Jul 24, 2018 / Ed Burmila

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Series of Inevitable Walkbacks A Series of Inevitable Walkbacks

Trump walks back on Russia, the GOP nods right along.

Jul 24, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

South Texas Family Residential Center

Wall Street’s Ties to the Private Immigrant-Detention Network Wall Street’s Ties to the Private Immigrant-Detention Network

A grassroots movement to divest from private prison companies running immigrant-detention facilities is gaining steam.

Jul 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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