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American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence

American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence

How for-profit colleges are allowing Wall Street investors to cash in, at students’ expense.

Sep 22, 2014 / Astra Taylor and Hannah Appel

Are Head Injuries the Bridge Between the NFL Playing Field and Domestic Violence?

Are Head Injuries the Bridge Between the NFL Playing Field and Domestic Violence? Are Head Injuries the Bridge Between the NFL Playing Field and Domestic Violence?

Both the NFL and some domestic violence advocates do not like this argument. But it demands more exploration and study.

Sep 21, 2014 / Dave Zirin

PBS Loves Its ‘Roosevelts’—and Its Kochs, Too

PBS Loves Its ‘Roosevelts’—and Its Kochs, Too PBS Loves Its ‘Roosevelts’—and Its Kochs, Too

The Roosevelts pumps PBS ratings, but that doesn’t make the network any less centrist.

Sep 19, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan

San Francisco Rejects ‘Racial Profiling in the Doctor’s Office’

San Francisco Rejects ‘Racial Profiling in the Doctor’s Office’ San Francisco Rejects ‘Racial Profiling in the Doctor’s Office’

The city becomes the first in the nation to say 'no' to bans on sex-selective abortions.

Sep 19, 2014 / Dani McClain

Sparing the Rod Won’t Spoil the Racism

Sparing the Rod Won’t Spoil the Racism Sparing the Rod Won’t Spoil the Racism

Corporal punishment is an extension of respectability politics, the idea that when people of color behave “correctly,” racism can be overcome.

Sep 19, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

No Justice, No Football: Ferguson Demonstrators Bring Struggle to NFL Sunday

No Justice, No Football: Ferguson Demonstrators Bring Struggle to NFL Sunday No Justice, No Football: Ferguson Demonstrators Bring Struggle to NFL Sunday

"As long as there is no justice, there's no time for games."

Sep 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear?

Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear? Why Aren’t the Health Workers Fighting West Africa’s Ebola Epidemic Being Given Basic Protective Gear?

The failure to protect workers is worsening an already dire public health crisis.

Sep 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Did the UK Media Push Scotland’s ‘No’ Vote?

Did the UK Media Push Scotland’s ‘No’ Vote? Did the UK Media Push Scotland’s ‘No’ Vote?

Scotland was closely divided on the issue of independence. But media cast a loud “no” vote.

Sep 19, 2014 / John Nichols

What to Do While You Wait for Darren Wilson to Be Acquitted

What to Do While You Wait for Darren Wilson to Be Acquitted What to Do While You Wait for Darren Wilson to Be Acquitted

Forty days after Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, America’s “justice system” continues to fail.

Sep 18, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Why Black Women Matter

Why Black Women Matter Why Black Women Matter

Ntozake Shange, author of the groundbreaking choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf, explains what the Ray Rice scandal means for black ...

Sep 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Melissa Harris-Perry

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