The Pitfalls of Testing-Based Education The Pitfalls of Testing-Based Education
As 35 Atlanta educators are investigated for fudging standardized test scores, the bigger issue is the high-stakes testing that's taken over our education system.
Apr 2, 2013 / Blog / Chris Hayes
The Doomsday Prepper Caucus The Doomsday Prepper Caucus
Prophecies of government tyranny, financial meltdown and violent anarchy featured on Doomsday Preppers are being absorbed into contemporary conservatism.
Apr 2, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Reed Richardson
Congratulations to Chris Hayes and Katha Pollitt Congratulations to Chris Hayes and Katha Pollitt
This week, Hayes debuts his new MSNBC primetime show and Pollitt is named a finalist for the 2013 National Magazine Awards in "Columns and Commentary."
Apr 2, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz
When FAU accepted a private prison company's $6 million "goodwill" in stadium naming rights, students would have none of it. Now, the deal is dead.
Apr 2, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy
Reagan's former budget director's outrage over crony capitalism and bank bailouts is right on, but the pundits don't like it.
Apr 2, 2013 / Robert Scheer
One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond
Believe that marriage rests on love and compassion? That makes you a pervert.
Apr 2, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
A ‘Stark Choice’ Election on the Future of Public Education A ‘Stark Choice’ Election on the Future of Public Education
Wisconsin's state Superintendent of Public Instruction runs for reelection as a critic of Scott Walker's attacks on teacher unions, funding cuts and vouchers proposals...
Apr 1, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Greg Kaufmann: The Real ‘Welfare Queens’ Greg Kaufmann: The Real ‘Welfare Queens’
Who's getting all the government handouts? Corporations. And more than you might think.
Apr 1, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2
This week, students fight for racial justice from Texas to Binghamton. The 2013 National Student Power Convergence is in the works. And Colorado students walk out on standardized t...
Apr 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Five Fears About ’42’ Five Fears About ’42’
If the new Jackie Robinson biopic follows standard Hollywood procedure, here's the complicated legacy it'll whitewash.
Apr 1, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin