Astroturf Activism: Who is Behind Students for Education Reform? Astroturf Activism: Who is Behind Students for Education Reform?
SFER, a student network that has exploded on more than 100 college campuses across the country since it was started in 2009, is an “education reform” front for a lobbyi...
Jan 11, 2013 / StudentNation / George Joseph and StudentNation
Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools? Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?
It's the wrong response to incidents like Newtown.
Jan 11, 2013 / Lori Bezahler
Comments of the Week: Gerda Lerner, Liberals and Poverty Comments of the Week: Gerda Lerner, Liberals and Poverty
Our readers on historian Gerda Lerner, the definition of a "liberal" and the importance of addressing poverty in America.
Jan 11, 2013 / Sarah Arnold
How About Gun Control for the Pentagon? How About Gun Control for the Pentagon?
For all the droning on about US gun violence, it would be good to hear someone drone on just a bit about US drones.
Jan 11, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Millennials Occupy TransCanada Offices Across the US Millennials Occupy TransCanada Offices Across the US
Young people across the nation are using militant nonviolent tactics in an effort to spread the message that we can’t afford to continue down an unsustainable path for our cl...
Jan 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Candice Bernd and StudentNation
Banned From TV on Conventional Wisdom’s Holy Day, Ornstein and Mann Briefly Return Banned From TV on Conventional Wisdom’s Holy Day, Ornstein and Mann Briefly Return
The centrist pundits do their first mainstream Sunday talk show since they blamed the mainstream media for not blaming Republicans.
Jan 11, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Beware Walmart’s Role in the Gun Control Debate Beware Walmart’s Role in the Gun Control Debate
Could the retail giant support some reforms in public, while quietly killing an assault weapons ban?
Jan 11, 2013 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty
It's the broadcaster's latest effort to focus national attention on poverty in America.
Jan 11, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control
Rick Perlstein joins Bryce Covert and George Zornick to explore the serpentine shifts and strange bedfellows of gun control politics.
Jan 11, 2013 / The Nation
Asking For It Asking For It
Victim-blaming is the ultimate reminder of how little women matter.
Jan 11, 2013 / Jessica Valenti