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Trump and Friends: Meet the Immigrant Youth Movement Trump and Friends: Meet the Immigrant Youth Movement

This primary season, right-wing demagogues are basking in the spotlight. Immigrant youth activists are there to join them.

Feb 18, 2016 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code

The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code

If we closed the capital-gains loophole, we could put every child in America on track for success.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

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Letters From the March 7, 2016, Issue Letters From the March 7, 2016, Issue

Deadly inequality… northern lights… such stuff as dreams are made on… mixed-up priorities…

Feb 18, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

America Changed. Antonin Scalia Never Did. America Changed. Antonin Scalia Never Did.

When the Supreme Court justice joined the bench, his views were mainstream. What a difference 30 years makes.

Feb 18, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Scalia: the Most Influential Justice Without Influence in Supreme Court History

Scalia: the Most Influential Justice Without Influence in Supreme Court History Scalia: the Most Influential Justice Without Influence in Supreme Court History

He was on the losing side during much of his tenure, and his theory of originalism never attracted majority support.

Feb 18, 2016 / Editorial / David Cole

Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich.

Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich. Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich.

A 1 percent tax on concentrated wealth would erase student debt over a decade and bring the cost of public higher education to zero.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Race Best Predicts Whether You Live Near Pollution

Race Best Predicts Whether You Live Near Pollution Race Best Predicts Whether You Live Near Pollution

Environmental racism extends far beyond Flint.

Feb 18, 2016 / Editorial / Bryce Covert

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Why Are Poor Americans Dying So Much Earlier Than Rich Americans? Why Are Poor Americans Dying So Much Earlier Than Rich Americans?

A study finds widening gaps in longevity between people at the far ends of the economic ladder. That means high earners are reaping more and more of the benefits of Social Security...

Feb 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In

Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Turned Into One Long Hate-In

The candidate demonizes Muslims while pandering to vets.

Feb 18, 2016 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami

Cal State Faculty Demonstrate in support of their adjuncts.

Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech

While debate over the threat college students pose to free speech on campuses continues to dominate headlines, the silencing that follows from contingent employment does not.

Feb 17, 2016 / StudentNation / Alex Press and StudentNation

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