Is Federal Education Policy Racially Discriminatory? Is Federal Education Policy Racially Discriminatory?
Who ends up being most affected by urban schools closings?
Jan 28, 2013 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
One in Six Philadelphia Public Schools Is Targeted For Closure One in Six Philadelphia Public Schools Is Targeted For Closure
Philadelphia students, teachers and allies—including a majority of City Council members—are pushing back against the district's proposed closing of thirty-seven sch...
Jan 28, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
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From a Dream to Racial Justice: Seattle’s Racial Justice Initiative [VIDEO] From a Dream to Racial Justice: Seattle’s Racial Justice Initiative [VIDEO]
Seattle’s one-of-a-kind city program holds all public officials accountable for racial equity.
Jan 28, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Why Graph Search Could Be Facebook’s Largest Privacy Invasion Ever Why Graph Search Could Be Facebook’s Largest Privacy Invasion Ever
Facebook's new program will allow anyone to search for, say, "Chinese residents who have family members that like Falun Gong."
Jan 27, 2013 / Blog / Ari Melber
‘It’s a New World’: The Super Bowl Becomes a Platform for LGBT Equality ‘It’s a New World’: The Super Bowl Becomes a Platform for LGBT Equality
A positive push for LGBT rights will, believe it or not, be part of Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
Jan 26, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (1/25/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (1/25/2013)
This week: the realities of sex work, Western interventionism and Canada is really cold.
Jan 25, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Is What Deportation Looks Like This Is What Deportation Looks Like
Edi Arma’s 11-year-old son describes the trauma of seeing his dad picked up by ICE agents.
Jan 25, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
Why Ending the Ban on Women in Combat Is Good for All Women Why Ending the Ban on Women in Combat Is Good for All Women
Putting women on the frontlines is about much more than military policy.
Jan 25, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
We Are Undocumented America: Fighting for Immigration Reform in 2013 We Are Undocumented America: Fighting for Immigration Reform in 2013
Against the backdrop of record deportations, undocumented activists outline what it would take to make immigration reform both comprehensive and meaningful.
Jan 24, 2013 / Joshua Davis
A Rape a Minute, A Thousand Corpses a Year A Rape a Minute, A Thousand Corpses a Year
Hate crimes in America—and elsewhere—add up to the world’s longest war.
Jan 24, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit