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