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GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges

The question remains what will be done about the practices exposed by the GAO report.

Aug 5, 2010 / StudentNation / George Warner

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8 California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California's infamous anti-gay Prop 8 has been overturned! In this recent related slideshow, The Nation looks at the status of major gay rights issues including marriage, and the o...

Aug 4, 2010 / The Nation

Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities

 One Canadian university is sending students to help green small rural communities in Alberta.

Aug 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

White House to Obama Activists: Let Them Eat (Birthday) Cake White House to Obama Activists: Let Them Eat (Birthday) Cake

Ask what you can do for your president's birthday.

Aug 4, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Melber

The ADL and the ‘Mosque at Ground Zero’: Is This the End of the Anti-Defamation League? The ADL and the ‘Mosque at Ground Zero’: Is This the End of the Anti-Defamation League?

New York OK's the mosque, but the ADL's reputation suffers what ought to be a fatal blow.

Aug 4, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

DeVos-ed From Reality: Why I Was Booted From the Pat Williams Show DeVos-ed From Reality: Why I Was Booted From the Pat Williams Show

I was all set to appear on the radio program of Orlando Magic Senior Vice President Pat Wiliams to discuss my new book, Bad Sports. Then I received the news that I was no long...

Aug 3, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

What Are Teachers Worth? What Are Teachers Worth?

If we can't find a way to pay living wages for kindergarten teachers, who are we?

Aug 3, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red

Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red

How does a student afford mandatory expenses for college without graduating $5,000 or more in the red? Consider credit unions, instead of credit card companies.

Aug 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault

Newt Gingrich’s Lost Marbles Speech: ‘The Sharians Are Coming! The Sharians Are Coming!’ Newt Gingrich’s Lost Marbles Speech: ‘The Sharians Are Coming! The Sharians Are Coming!’

A psychotic outburst at the American Enterprise Institute.

Aug 2, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Our Long Hot Summer of (Faux) Racial Tension Our Long Hot Summer of (Faux) Racial Tension

Unlike during other periods of race-based strife in this country, this summer, there is no action. There is only media.

Aug 2, 2010 / Ari Melber

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