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WATCH: What’s Next for Public Schools?

WATCH: What’s Next for Public Schools? WATCH: What’s Next for Public Schools?

Tune in to a live panel moderated by Chris Hayes on Sunday, October 5, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST.

Oct 1, 2014 / The Nation

Frequently Bought Together?: Paul Ryan’s Book and Amazon’s Excuse for Screwing Authors

Frequently Bought Together?: Paul Ryan’s Book and Amazon’s Excuse for Screwing Authors Frequently Bought Together?: Paul Ryan’s Book and Amazon’s Excuse for Screwing Authors

Why is it that one of the authors Amazon is choosing not to screw over just happens to be the chair of the House Budget Committee? Coincidence? Or political favoritism?

Sep 30, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Who Profits From Plans to Lock Up More Immigrant Families? Private Prison Companies

Who Profits From Plans to Lock Up More Immigrant Families? Private Prison Companies Who Profits From Plans to Lock Up More Immigrant Families? Private Prison Companies

Human rights groups are alarmed by the administration’s proposal to dramatically expand family detention for undocumented women and children.

Sep 30, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

The Pretense of Balanced Debate: Behind the Media’s Blackout of Antiwar Views

The Pretense of Balanced Debate: Behind the Media’s Blackout of Antiwar Views The Pretense of Balanced Debate: Behind the Media’s Blackout of Antiwar Views

Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on the two-party debate that has only one, pro-war side.

Sep 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

We Spend $68 Billion a Year on Intelligence Agencies—and They Don’t Really Work

We Spend $68 Billion a Year on Intelligence Agencies—and They Don’t Really Work We Spend $68 Billion a Year on Intelligence Agencies—and They Don’t Really Work

US intelligence has been blindside by the rise and spread of ISIS and the collapse of the Iraqi army.

Sep 30, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Questions About California’s New Campus Rape Law

Questions About California’s New Campus Rape Law Questions About California’s New Campus Rape Law

Taken literally, California’s new law mandating an affirmative consent standard on college campuses could redefine a lot of consensual sex as rape. Should we be worried?

Sep 29, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities?

Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities? Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities?

An increasingly technologized world makes life easier… for some people, anyway.

Sep 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen

From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice

For young people across the country, generational moments collide.

Sep 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Are Gaza Protests Coming to the NBA Preseason?

Are Gaza Protests Coming to the NBA Preseason? Are Gaza Protests Coming to the NBA Preseason?

Activists want to know why there will be a Friends of the IDF hosted fundraiser at the Barclay’s Center before a Brooklyn Nets preseason game.

Sep 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin

My Brother’s Keeper Will Expand, but Not to Include Women and Girls

My Brother’s Keeper Will Expand, but Not to Include Women and Girls My Brother’s Keeper Will Expand, but Not to Include Women and Girls

President Obama gave a nod to women and girls of color, but critics say his racial justice initiative still misses the mark.

Sep 28, 2014 / Dani McClain

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