Federal Affirmative Action Guidelines for Construction Haven’t Been Updated in 30 Years Federal Affirmative Action Guidelines for Construction Haven’t Been Updated in 30 Years
Why are we setting diversity goals based on the 1980 census?
Oct 1, 2014 / Michelle Chen
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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