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Feature
The Zeitgeist Tracked Down Bill de Blasio
How the rise of Occupy and decline of the neoliberal narrative helped shape the “de Blasio moment”
Bob Master
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It’s Time to Close New York’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
How Bill de Blasio can help solve the twin problems of over-policing and under-educating in one swoop
Mychal Denzel Smith
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Ten Lessons for New York City From Los Angeles
What Bill de Blasio can learn from Antonio Villaraigosa
Peter Dreier
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Will New York City Lead the Way on Pre-K?
The outlook for Mayor de Blasio’s signature initiative just got a whole lot brighter.
Dana Goldstein
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How Bill de Blasio Changed the Conversation About Education
In the Bloomberg era, the woes of wealthy parents eclipsed those of everyone else. Now we’re talking about what most families are up against.
Betsy Reed
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Editorial
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Our Impoverished Poverty Debate
Fifty years after LBJ declared a War on Poverty, the United States ranks near the bottom in childhood poverty among all developed nations.
The Editors
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Welcome to the New America: Low-Wage Nation
Soon we’ll all be stuck with the unjust working conditions that immigrants face: contingent jobs, with lousy pay and few or no benefits.
Saket Soni
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DC City Council Approves Minimum Wage Boost
As minimum wage battles flare around the country, the nation’s capital leads the way with a significant increase.
Aaron Miguel Cantú
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Column
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Books & the Arts
A Guerrillero-Gentleman: On Joaquim Câmara Ferreira
Was the author's aristocratic grandfather, who would become a leader of the armed resistance against Brazil’s military dictatorship, a hero or a terrorist?
Carlos Fraenkel
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Memory Politics: On ‘Franco’s Crypt’
To what extent does Franco’s rule still dictate contemporary Spanish culture?
Jonathan Blitzer
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Shelf Life
In 1924, Lidia Ivanova, George Balanchine’s “lost muse,” disappeared on the eve of their company’s first European tour. Was her death an accident?
Marina Harss
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Letters
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3308
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto