Brooklyn Teachers Push Back Against High-Stakes Testing Brooklyn Teachers Push Back Against High-Stakes Testing
There’s a huge undercurrent of resentment building to what even many school administrators are calling unreliable, unfair, unintelligible and unnecessary tests.
Apr 6, 2014 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman
Looks like the US attorney is calling witnesses to testify, on both Bridgegate and the Hoboken charges.
Apr 5, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
After Lawsuit, ICE Releases Hunger Strikers From Solitary Confinement After Lawsuit, ICE Releases Hunger Strikers From Solitary Confinement
A lawsuit against ICE claimed that immigrant detainees were placed in isolation in retaliation to their hunger strike, a violation of their free speech rights.
Apr 4, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers
The UK seems keen on abandoning its most vulnerable workers to the rule of the master of the house.
Apr 4, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC
Too many for-profit colleges leave their students mired in debt and facing grim job prospects. So why doesn’t the government turn off the tap?
Apr 3, 2014 / David Halperin
Richard Sherman Defends His Dirt Richard Sherman Defends His Dirt
“Richard Sherman is the conscience of the NFL” – Mike Freeman
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Will America Once More Turn Its Back on Civil Rights? Will America Once More Turn Its Back on Civil Rights?
States are cutting back voting days, repealing same-day registration and creating strict voter identification requirements.
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘You Know You’re Getting a Quality Product When the Slogan Is Don’t Tell Anyone Where You Got This’ ‘You Know You’re Getting a Quality Product When the Slogan Is Don’t Tell Anyone Where You Got This’
“Americans support the death penalty, but don’t want to know how the sausage is made."
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises How Sensational News Stories Distract Us From Real Crises
Behind the scrim of the familiar and the empty, there lies a new, unnerving age that no one cares to focus on.
Apr 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Dude, de Blasio Should Totally Go the Informal Route Dude, de Blasio Should Totally Go the Informal Route
The mayor wants to break down some of the barriers that distance power from people. Good call.
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy