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How Long Will Arizona Deny Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth?

How Long Will Arizona Deny Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth? How Long Will Arizona Deny Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth?

A high court’s preliminary ruling indicates there is not rational basis for Governor Jan Brewer’s attempt to deny driver’s licenses for certain immigrants.

May 17, 2013 / Aura Bogado

What You Should Know About the Philly Student Walkout

What You Should Know About the Philly Student Walkout What You Should Know About the Philly Student Walkout

Today’s actions follow a recent groundswell of student walkouts—and months of organizing.

May 17, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation

Class and ‘The Great Gatsby’

Class and ‘The Great Gatsby’ Class and ‘The Great Gatsby’

Some things haven’t changed that much since the Jazz Age.

May 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean

Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption

Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption Why Christians Like Me Should Listen to Critiques of Evangelical Adoption

I’d like to believe my sons’ best life is in my home, and not with their first families. But Christians committed to justice need to remember we are not entitled to other people’s ...

May 17, 2013 / Melanie Springer Mock

Obama’s Media Shield Kabuki Obama’s Media Shield Kabuki

Coming on the heels of the DOJ's seizure of AP records, proposed legislation to keep reporters from being forced to reveal their sources seems would actually roll back protecti...

May 16, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness

Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness Cashing In On Breast Cancer Awareness

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s well-intentioned exhortation for “every woman” to explore their risk of breast cancer, one company stands to make a staggering profit.

May 16, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

Let’s Call Racist School Closings What They Are: Racist

Let’s Call Racist School Closings What They Are: Racist Let’s Call Racist School Closings What They Are: Racist

Avoiding calling racism for what it is only prolongs the problem. 

May 16, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania

Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania

Seven Days in May: Each scandal on its own might have fizzled; together, their fumes are intoxicating liberals, too. 

May 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Why Millennials Aren’t Lazy, Entitled Narcissists

Why Millennials Aren’t Lazy, Entitled Narcissists Why Millennials Aren’t Lazy, Entitled Narcissists

A response to Time Magazine's Joel Stein.

May 16, 2013 / StudentNation / Emily Crockett and StudentNation

Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern

Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern

The Justice Department’s intrusion is just part of a larger trend that includes Obama’s crackdown on whistleblowers and indefinite detention of suspects without a trial...

May 15, 2013 / Press Room

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