Eric Holder’s Voting Rights Legacy Eric Holder’s Voting Rights Legacy
DOJ’s aggressive defense of voting rights is one of the most important aspects of Holder’s tenure.
Sep 25, 2014 / Ari Berman
The US Has Spent Tens of Millions of Dollars Fighting Pirates, and It Still Failed The US Has Spent Tens of Millions of Dollars Fighting Pirates, and It Still Failed
Despite US military efforts, maritime insecurity has been markedly on the rise in the waters off West Africa.
Sep 25, 2014 / Nick Turse
The Tough Lessons of the 1968 Teacher Strikes The Tough Lessons of the 1968 Teacher Strikes
To building a lasting peace between teachers unions and communities of color, we can’t forget their most painful battle of all.
Sep 24, 2014 / Dana Goldstein
What It Takes to Unite Teachers Unions and Communities of Color What It Takes to Unite Teachers Unions and Communities of Color
Overcoming years of tensions and divisions, parents and teachers are linking arms to save public schools.
Sep 24, 2014 / Michelle Fine and Michael Fabricant
How to Destroy a Public-School System How to Destroy a Public-School System
In Philadelphia, education reformers got everything they wanted. Look where the city’s schools are now.
Sep 24, 2014 / Daniel Denvir
Why Don’t We Have Real Data on Charter Schools? Why Don’t We Have Real Data on Charter Schools?
Charters were supposed to be laboratories for innovation. Instead, they are stunningly opaque.
Sep 24, 2014 / Pedro Noguera
The Secret to Eva Moskowitz’s ‘Success’ The Secret to Eva Moskowitz’s ‘Success’
Her charter schools get outstanding performance reports—which leave out some salient facts.
Sep 24, 2014 / Diane Ravitch
What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game? What Happens When Your Teacher Is a Video Game?
Education reformers want to use technology in the classroom—for almost everything.
Sep 24, 2014 / Gordon Lafer
Why White People’s Awareness of Racism Isn’t Enough Why White People’s Awareness of Racism Isn’t Enough
A majority of Americans believe the criminal justice system is racially biased, but it takes more than an acknowledgement to dismantle the system.
Sep 24, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Fox: If Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’ Doesn’t Prove He Hates America, His UN Speech Does Fox: If Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’ Doesn’t Prove He Hates America, His UN Speech Does
How dare Obama salute someone without first tossing his coffee cup aside?
Sep 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan