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The Wrong Lesson

The Wrong Lesson The Wrong Lesson

Returning to “business as usual” on US campuses is not only a medical danger but also poor pedagogy.

Sep 9, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Nathan Schneider

A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become

A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become

Revenue-producing sports like football and basketball are subsidizing the athletic endeavors of the country club set.

Sep 8, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Stephen Hahn watches Donald Trump at a press conference.

You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic? You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic?

Think again. The past two weeks have been nothing short of a clusterfuck in Washington.

Sep 3, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Covid Country Diary

Covid Country Diary Covid Country Diary

We left Manhattan for the Catskills in March; two months into the city’s lockdown, this rural county had the highest per capita number of new cases in the state.

Sep 2, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Laura Flanders

A young student sits in front of a laptop, attending an online class.

What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration What This Country Needs Is a Working Parents Administration

A combination of federally funded online tutoring and Parenting Pay could jump-start real equity in education and build a culture and economy of care.

Sep 1, 2020 / Elizabeth Gregory

Letter From Seoul

Letter From Seoul Letter From Seoul

“South Korea is not looking to the US to show the way anymore.”

Aug 26, 2020 / no-paywall / Kristin R. Pak

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Letters From the September 7/14, 2020, Issue Letters From the September 7/14, 2020, Issue

Workers are not inputs… Starving the beast… Trump’s disordered personality… Taking back control…

Aug 25, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

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Will Public Schools Survive Covid-19? Will Public Schools Survive Covid-19?

Long-term divestment has put America’s public schools in a dangerous situation, pitting necessary education against the safety of students, staff, and parents.

Aug 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Belle Chesler

Two students and a parent, all wearing masks, check into NYU dorms.

So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking

No one is immune to the wish to return to normal life. But if we don’t learn to manage and resist it, 2021 could be the year of living—and dying—dangerously.

Aug 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves

School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic

School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic

Trump gave up on controlling the virus, squandering our chance to reopen safely.

Aug 20, 2020 / Editorial / Zoë Carpenter

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