NYC to Release Teachers’ ‘Value-Added’ Ratings: Why It’s Not Fair NYC to Release Teachers’ ‘Value-Added’ Ratings: Why It’s Not Fair
Bill Gates and Wendy Kopp agree: the volatile data reports unfairly shame teachers.
Feb 24, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Peter King Defends NYPD Monitoring, Plans More Hearings on Islam Peter King Defends NYPD Monitoring, Plans More Hearings on Islam
The New York congressman will have more hearings on Muslim radicalization in America, despite statistics that show a waning threat.
Feb 24, 2012 / George Zornick
Scott Walker’s Koch Connection Goes Bad Scott Walker’s Koch Connection Goes Bad
Complaints have been filed with state and federal official regarding Illegal use of tax exempt status by billionaire David Koch.
Feb 24, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney’s Koch Brothers Connections Romney’s Koch Brothers Connections
Romney’s campaign is getting a major boost from the lead organizers behind the Tea Party.
Feb 24, 2012 / Ari Berman
Rubin Agonistes Rubin Agonistes
Alter-Reviews and Reed Richardson zeros in on the flip-flop blogging of the Washington Post's Jenifer Rubin.
Feb 24, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act
More than a decade after Congress passed the PATRIOT Act, its varied implications are still unraveling.
Feb 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Uzma Kolsy
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Anti-Latino Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Anti-Latino
Would the GOP contenders feel the same about immigration if the folks trying to cross the border were Canadians?
Feb 24, 2012 / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto
Follow the Urine! Ryan Braun Makes a Kind of History Follow the Urine! Ryan Braun Makes a Kind of History
Because a set of bizarre circumstances surrounding his drug test, reigning MVP Ryan Braunhas become the first player in history to successfully challenge a steroid-related penalty ...
Feb 24, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Sean Combs’s New Channel: Comcast’s Crumb? Sean Combs’s New Channel: Comcast’s Crumb?
Comcast’s new minority-owned channels are the direct result of a deal cut with civil rights organizations. So where are the women’s channels?
Feb 24, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Romney’s Irresponsible Tax Plan Romney’s Irresponsible Tax Plan
Desperate to fend off Rick Santorum’s challenge from the right, Mitt released a plan to increase the deficit.
Feb 24, 2012 / Ben Adler