Death at an Early Age Death at an Early Age
In October 1968, at the height of the Ocean Hill-Brownsville crisis, New York Mayor John Lindsay got heckled off the stage at a synagogue in Brooklyn.
Jan 30, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Michael E. Staub
Rawls and Us Rawls and Us
The late John Rawls was, by all accounts, a remarkably modest and generous person, much beloved by his friends and students, and profoundly uninterested in the kinds of fame an...
Dec 5, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Banishing Bilingualism Banishing Bilingualism
Within the next decade, 30-40 percent of current public school teachers in the United States will retire, opening up more than 700,000 teaching positions.
Nov 21, 2002 / Editorial / Herbert Kohl and Susan Katz
The Right Way to Have Sex The Right Way to Have Sex
Debbie Nathan is an attendee of Feminist Futures, a New York-based study group whose organizers include Leonore Tiefer.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Debbie Nathan
A Nation at Risk A Nation at Risk
A year ago Congress overwhelmingly approved George W.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Sacks
Can You Spell Cannon Fodder? Can You Spell Cannon Fodder?
The New York City public school system doesn't have the money, time or organizational skills to make sure every child has a dictionary--or a desk.
Oct 24, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
School’s Out School’s Out
When the New York City Board of Education called on public schools to bring back the Pledge of Allegiance in the wake of 9/11, my daughter, a freshman at Stuyvesant High, thoug...
Jul 3, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Court’s Terrible Two The Court’s Terrible Two
Saving the worst for last, on the final day of the term the Supreme Court issued 5-to-4 rulings on school vouchers and drug testing that blow a huge hole in the wall of church-sta...
Jul 3, 2002 / Editorial / Herman Schwartz
Justice for Battered Women Justice for Battered Women
Victims of domestic violence defend their right to keep their children.
Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / Chris Lombardi