The Pull of Magnets The Pull of Magnets
Despite the hype around charters, it's magnet schools that have a real track record of success.
May 27, 2010 / Feature / Susan Eaton
Law-Free Zoning Law-Free Zoning
An appeals court ruling that foreigners held at Bagram can't challenge their detention gives the military an easy way to avoid legal review: send all detainees to Afghanistan, no m...
May 27, 2010 / Editorial / David Cole
Veil of Fears Veil of Fears
I don't like face-veiling either. But how does criminalizing Muslim women's clothing make them more equal?
May 26, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Blame Clinton, Not Paul Blame Clinton, Not Paul
Rand Paul is a distraction. The real question is: why did Clinton leave responsibility for the poor to the states while letting the federal government maintain a lavish welfare sys...
May 26, 2010 / Robert Scheer
A Mother’s Catch-22 A Mother’s Catch-22
Low-income mothers can't work without child care and can't afford child care without working. As local governments refuse funding for child-care subsidies, moms are ending up...
May 25, 2010 / William Greider
GOP at a Crossroads GOP at a Crossroads
Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on The Ed Show to discuss whether the GOP will embrace or turn their back on Rand Paul.
May 25, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
GOP at a Crossroads GOP at a Crossroads
Katrina vanden Heuvel joins The Ed Show to discuss whether the GOP will embrace or turn their back on Rand Paul.
May 25, 2010 / Video / The Ed Show
When Teen Pregnancy Is No Accident When Teen Pregnancy Is No Accident
We blame girls—but it's the boys who are sabotaging attempts at safer sex, studies suggest.
May 24, 2010 / Lynn Harris
Arizona’s Agenda of Hate Arizona’s Agenda of Hate
Guest-hosting The Rachel Maddow Show, Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes speaks with Arizona Representative Raúl Grijalva about the ongoing assault on civil liberties in his stat...
May 24, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Arizona’s Agenda of Hate Arizona’s Agenda of Hate
Guest-hosting The Rachel Maddow Show, Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes speaks with Arizona Representative Raúl Grijalva about the ongoing assault on civil liberties in his st...
May 24, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show