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Pushback Against Safety Net Cuts During August Recess

Pushback Against Safety Net Cuts During August Recess Pushback Against Safety Net Cuts During August Recess

A slow burn of opposition to Chained-CPI is happening during the congressional recess. 

Aug 16, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

Having the Sexism Talk: Lessons for My Daughter

Having the Sexism Talk: Lessons for My Daughter Having the Sexism Talk: Lessons for My Daughter

Feminist education comes in waves, not from just one talk.

Aug 16, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti

Paying It Forward, One State at a Time

Paying It Forward, One State at a Time Paying It Forward, One State at a Time

States around the country are eager to adopt Oregon’s “Pay It Forward” tuition plan, but organizers warn that it may not be the best fit for every university syst...

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson and StudentNation

The Parable of Rupert Murdoch

The Parable of Rupert Murdoch The Parable of Rupert Murdoch

Democracy doesn’t fare well when a few personalities dominate media ownership.

Aug 16, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander

White Is the New White

White Is the New White White Is the New White

It’s time white women drop the practice of authenticating—and profiting from—the experiences of women of color. 

Aug 16, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

This week: the death penalty in China, socialist politics in Seattle, and Harry Reid's assault on climate change deniers. 

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Fight for the Soul of NYU

A Fight for the Soul of NYU A Fight for the Soul of NYU

With its ever-expanding roster of campuses around the world, NYU is leading the way toward the corporatization of higher education. 

Aug 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson and StudentNation

Foreign, Not Domesticated, News

Foreign, Not Domesticated, News Foreign, Not Domesticated, News

Eric on Jeff Bezos; and Reed on why you should be reading McClatchy.

Aug 15, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican

NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican

NRA board member Grover Norquist adds a partisan twist to his obsessive gun rights advocacy. 

Aug 15, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

Teenagers in Space

Teenagers in Space Teenagers in Space

Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Rambo, Red Dawn and how a tale of American triumphalism was returned to the child’s world.

Aug 15, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

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