Caught in the Crossfire Caught in the Crossfire
For students in a small Texas border town, drug violence offers frequent lessons on the failure of the "war on drugs."
May 2, 2010 / Nathaniel Parish Flannery
An Educated, Escalated Movement An Educated, Escalated Movement
Massive layoffs, reductions in class offerings and downsizing of graduate programs spurred protests at dozens of universities on March 4. What's next for the student movement?
May 1, 2010 / Clarissa A. León
“This is Racist Stuff”: Baseball Players/Union Speak Out Against “This is Racist Stuff”: Baseball Players/Union Speak Out Against
After several weeks of silence, Major League baseball players, and their union, are starting to speak out against Arizona's anti-immigrant SB 1070.
May 1, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Predatory Lending: New Cop on the Beat Predatory Lending: New Cop on the Beat
Congressman Jerrold Nadler chairs a hearing to examine the DOJ's prosecution of predatory lending.
Apr 30, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann
It’s Detention Time for Sex Education Teachers It’s Detention Time for Sex Education Teachers
Is sex education a crime? A Wisconsin District Attorney is warning teachers to stop teaching sexual education or they'll face prosecution and possible time in jail.
Apr 30, 2010 / StudentNation / Clarissa A. León
Arizona Burning Arizona Burning
The state's incendiary new immigration law has created a police state.
Apr 29, 2010 / The Editors
Garzón on Trial Garzón on Trial
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón has revolutionized international law--and now faces a suspension that could end his career.
Apr 29, 2010 / Geoff Pingree and Sebastiaan Faber
Counting on the Census Counting on the Census
Will 2010's tally reflect the changing face of America?
Apr 29, 2010 / Feature / Kai Wright
Catastrophes Every Day for Profit Catastrophes Every Day for Profit
How do we define catastrophe? By Iraq's uncounted dead? By the uncounted casualties of greed on Wall Street?
Apr 29, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Let Us (Not) Pray Let Us (Not) Pray
For the Christian right, to reject a bigoted preacher is to deny "the right to pray."
Apr 29, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt