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Should All Kids Go to College?

Should All Kids Go to College? Should All Kids Go to College?

Given skyrocketing college costs and the bleak jobs outlook, some argue that vocational school is an apt alternative to a four-year liberal arts program for many working-class kids...

Jun 15, 2011 / Feature / Dana Goldstein

Nikki Haley’s Pay-to-Play Politics

Nikki Haley’s Pay-to-Play Politics Nikki Haley’s Pay-to-Play Politics

South Carolinians are beginning to feel duped by their new governor’s cronyism.

Jun 15, 2011 / Feature / Corey Hutchins

The Romance of Birthright Israel

The Romance of Birthright Israel The Romance of Birthright Israel

By providing all-expenses paid trips to Israel for Jewish young adults, US funders and Israeli politicians are creating the next generations of American Zionists.

Jun 15, 2011 / Feature / Kiera Feldman

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Earthquake Cables

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Earthquake Cables WikiLeaks Haiti: The Earthquake Cables

Despite reports from its own embassy that the post-quake situation in Haiti was “calm,” the United States launched a massive military operation that sparked an internat...

Jun 15, 2011 / Ansel Herz

The Children’s Hospital: On David Foster Wallace

The Children’s Hospital: On David Foster Wallace The Children’s Hospital: On David Foster Wallace

Vulnerability was what made David Foster Wallace so beloved, but it often led him to surrender too much in his fiction.

Jun 15, 2011 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz

Shelf Life: On ‘Granta’

Shelf Life: On ‘Granta’ Shelf Life: On ‘Granta’

Under the editorship of John Freeman and Ellah Allfrey, Granta is thriving again.

Jun 15, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Scott Sherman

The Hills Are Alive: On the Lakotas and the Black Hills

The Hills Are Alive: On the Lakotas and the Black Hills The Hills Are Alive: On the Lakotas and the Black Hills

The story of the Lakotas does not end with their loss of the Black Hills or the massacre at Wounded Knee.

Jun 15, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ari Kelman

Time to Get Out of Aghanistan, America’s Longest War

Time to Get Out of Aghanistan, America’s Longest War Time to Get Out of Aghanistan, America’s Longest War

President Obama is about to make a major decision regarding US troops in Afghanistan. Progressives must push him to pull out of the quagmire and reinvest at home.

Jun 15, 2011 / The Editors

Arizona’s Next Scandal? Tea Party State Official Says Ethnic Studies Violates Ban

Arizona’s Next Scandal? Tea Party State Official Says Ethnic Studies Violates Ban Arizona’s Next Scandal? Tea Party State Official Says Ethnic Studies Violates Ban

At a press conference Wednesday, Tucson Superintendent John Huppenthal declared the district's Ethnic Studies/MAS Program to be out of compliance with the state's controversial ban...

Jun 15, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers

Haiti’s Rigged Election Haiti’s Rigged Election

Confirming what Haitians already knew, a WikiLeaks document shows how US and international donors pushed ahead with a rigged presidential election.

Jun 15, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

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