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Oklahoma Teachers Strike for a 4th Day to Protest Rock-Bottom Education Funding

Oklahoma Teachers Strike for a 4th Day to Protest Rock-Bottom Education Funding Oklahoma Teachers Strike for a 4th Day to Protest Rock-Bottom Education Funding

The state legislature has approved an increase in teacher pay, but teachers still haven’t returned to their classrooms, demanding more funding for education in a state that has sla...

Apr 5, 2018 / Bryce Covert

Jokes on Trump, Joke’s on Us

Jokes on Trump, Joke’s on Us Jokes on Trump, Joke’s on Us

Aside from relieving liberal stress, what can anti-Trump satire accomplish?

Apr 5, 2018 / Leslie Savan

Andrew Cuomo announces free college tuition

Why Are New York’s Public Funds Going to For-Profit College Tuition? Why Are New York’s Public Funds Going to For-Profit College Tuition?

Despite being under intense regulatory scrutiny, for-profit colleges have still been making use of New York’s tuition assistance program.

Apr 5, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Letters From the April 30-May 7, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 30-May 7, 2018, Issue

Bills and strikes… Cold as ICE…

Apr 5, 2018 / Our Readers

The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report

The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report

A new history recovers the forgotten legacy and radical implications of the Kerner Commission.

Apr 5, 2018 / Books & the Arts / William P. Jones

Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right?

Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right? Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right?

His apocalyptic rhetoric is a hit among voters anxious about national identity and suspicious of the EU.

Apr 5, 2018 / Feature / Sebastiaan Faber

Emma Gonzalez takes moment of silence at March for Our Lives

Why the Right Mocks the Parkland Survivors Why the Right Mocks the Parkland Survivors

The attacks on the Florida teens are designed to humiliate, threaten, and dehumanize.

Apr 5, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Russian Missile System

Why the New Cold War Is So Dangerous Why the New Cold War Is So Dangerous

It increases the chances for a catastrophic war and could damage progressive hopes both here and in Russia.

Apr 5, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Putin Annual Address

A Russia Strategy for Progressives: Katrina vanden Heuvel A Russia Strategy for Progressives: Katrina vanden Heuvel

Plus: Mark Hertsgaard on cell-phone safety, and Stephanie Schriock on Emily’s List.

Apr 5, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Teachers and supporters of increased education funding pack the first and second floors of the state Capitol during the second day of a walkout by Oklahoma teachers.

Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma

You can also attend a town hall to end gun violence and ask small businesses near you to publicly support net neutrality.

Apr 4, 2018 / NationAction

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