Education

Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’

Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’ Rahm Emanuel Will Be Remembered as Chicago’s ‘Murder Mayor’

The outgoing mayor's legacy will be defined by austerity, privatization, displacement, gun violence, and police brutality.

Sep 5, 2018 / Miles Kampf-Lassin

Harvard University

Affirmative Action Is Under Attack Affirmative Action Is Under Attack

From neighborhood schools to elite universities, diversity in education is under fire.

Aug 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Avital Ronell

Power in the Ivory Tower Power in the Ivory Tower

What on earth is going on at NYU?

Aug 29, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

College Bookstore

Nothing Says ‘Welcome to College’ Like Exorbitant Textbook Prices Nothing Says ‘Welcome to College’ Like Exorbitant Textbook Prices

The cost of textbooks could feed a family of four for a week.

Aug 28, 2018 / StudentNation / Andre Perry

Kara Eastman Nebraska's Democratic Party's nominee for U.S. Representative

The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas

Some of its candidates have won, others have lost. But the movement is succeeding where it counts.

Aug 16, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A schoolboy uses his cell phone to take a picture of classmates

The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation

Snigdha Poonam’s Dreamers examines the ambitions of India’s youth.

Aug 13, 2018 / Kanishk Tharoor

Student debt protest

The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds The State Lawsuit That Could Set a Precedent for Nationwide Student-Loan Refunds

What is certain is that borrowers will continue to pay the price if student-loan companies aren’t held accountable.

Aug 9, 2018 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Senya Merchant

Lebron James

LeBron Shows Trump What Winning Really Looks Like LeBron Shows Trump What Winning Really Looks Like

A racist president learns quickly that LeBron James has an army of supporters—the first lady among them.

Aug 6, 2018 / Dave Zirin

lebron public school

LeBron’s Education Promise Needs to Become This Country’s Promise LeBron’s Education Promise Needs to Become This Country’s Promise

A school funded by LeBron James in Akron, Ohio, is a beautiful example of what all our public education should look like.

Aug 1, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Don’t Be a Goofball… Don’t Be a Goofball…

Health care for all? Free college? Those are just a bunch of absurd fantasies!

Jul 31, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

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