Egypt’s Syrian Scapegoats Egypt’s Syrian Scapegoats

Syrians fleeing the fighting at home have found themselves targeted amid Egypt’s political upheaval.

Sep 11, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Schools Need More Than the Common Core Schools Need More Than the Common Core

The latest “school reform” silver bullet fails to address how children learn.

Sep 11, 2013 / Pedro Noguera

Standing Up to the Hawks in Congress Standing Up to the Hawks in Congress

President Obama was right to seek congressional approval to strike Syria—but a bipartisan coalition must turn him down.

Sep 4, 2013 / The Editors

Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the New Dissidents? Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the New Dissidents?

The United States is no Soviet Union—and yet it has set up machinery that satisfies certain tendencies that are in the genetic code of totalitarianism.

Sep 4, 2013 / Jonathan Schell

Breaking My Silence Breaking My Silence

For years I have written about mass incarceration, while staying mute about drones and other injustices. It is time to connect the dots.

Sep 4, 2013 / Michelle Alexander

Remembering Seamus Heaney Remembering Seamus Heaney

The contrarian poet refused to toe any party line.

Sep 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Margaret Spillane

This Modern World This Modern World

Sep 4, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

The Case Against Military Intervention in Syria The Case Against Military Intervention in Syria

There are both practical and humanitarian reasons to oppose US airstrikes in response to the horrific chemical weapons attack.

Aug 28, 2013 / The Editors

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly lost big: a federal court ruling and a new law ban the racial profiling that undergirds the discriminatory practice. 

Aug 28, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’? Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Obama’s attorney general promised a new approach to criminal justice—but prosecutors can still block meaningful change.

Aug 28, 2013 / Liliana Segura