Society

We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street?

We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street? We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street?

Even The New York Times is figuring out that austerity isn't working. Ed Schultz could have told them that years ago.

May 11, 2013 / John Nichols

Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ?

Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ? Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ?

The Heritage Foundation wouldn't stand behind it.

May 11, 2013 / Jon Wiener

New York Students Join Solidarity Rally at Cooper Union [PHOTO ESSAY]

New York Students Join Solidarity Rally at Cooper Union [PHOTO ESSAY] New York Students Join Solidarity Rally at Cooper Union [PHOTO ESSAY]

Pictures and quotes from the May 8 rally to keep Cooper Union tuition-free.

May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / Caleb Savage and StudentNation

Guns Are a Right, Yes—but Do They Have to Be?

Guns Are a Right, Yes—but Do They Have to Be? Guns Are a Right, Yes—but Do They Have to Be?

The question we are avoiding: Is the right to bear arms worth all the death?

May 10, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity

From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity

As the school year hits the home stretch, students are walking out, sitting-in and organizing—against austerity hawks, toxic campus climates and wanton discrimination.

May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Why Does the Press Still Take the Heritage Foundation Seriously? Why Does the Press Still Take the Heritage Foundation Seriously?

The think tank has long since compromised its intellectual integrity, yet the media continue to trumpet flawed reports like the latest one on immigration reform.

May 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Why Is Tom Corbett Speaking at Millersville’s Commencement?

Why Is Tom Corbett Speaking at Millersville’s Commencement? Why Is Tom Corbett Speaking at Millersville’s Commencement?

In a case of shaking-the-hand-that-slaps you, the Pennsylvania state school will host the Tea Party governor for its May 18 commencement. To whose benefit?

May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation

The Cleveland Horror and a Week of Violence Against Women

The Cleveland Horror and a Week of Violence Against Women The Cleveland Horror and a Week of Violence Against Women

The kidnapped women in Cleveland, sexual assault in the military, the NRA’s “Ex-Girlfriend” bleeding target—do we see a pattern?

May 9, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Suicides or Hate Crimes in Immigrant Detention?

Suicides or Hate Crimes in Immigrant Detention? Suicides or Hate Crimes in Immigrant Detention?

Two Guatemalan immigrants apparently commited suicide just two days apart at an Arizona detention center. Some are wondering if their deaths were hate crimes.

May 9, 2013 / Aura Bogado

The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink

The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink

Big business and the explosion in college tuition are robbing kids of a positive youth sports experience.

May 9, 2013 / Dave Zirin

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