The Unmet Promises of a New Orleans Charter School The Unmet Promises of a New Orleans Charter School
In 2012 almost all of Sci Academy’s seniors were heading to college. Seven years later, only 18 percent had graduated.
Sep 30, 2019 / Feature / Casey Parks
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet
Their truce during the 2020 campaigns is widening the left lane—that’s good for everyone.
Sep 30, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan
Impeachment Is Winning Impeachment Is Winning
Trump will likely be impeached. And it will likely end his presidency—if not in the Senate, then in 2020.
Sep 27, 2019 / John Nichols
The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed
The Trump administration is now rewarding the worst actors—but great new policies are being rolled out at the state level.
Sep 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Sasha Abramsky
UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria
US generals are seemingly unaware of the allegations or whether they leveled Syrian villages.
Sep 27, 2019 / Nick Turse
Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine? Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine?
And a male teenager asks how about the line between “normal thoughts of sex and objectification.”
Sep 27, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason
Many think it was done to drive a wedge between the West Bank and Gaza in order to thwart the aspirations to nationhood of the Palestinian people.
Sep 26, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Calling in Progressives Calling in Progressives
Racist attacks on Mitchell and Stamp over the WFP’s Warren endorsement show ignoring racism and sexism has been an epic fail.
Sep 26, 2019 / Rukia Lumumba and Makani Themba
A New Generation of Jewish Activists Is Transforming Judaism Itself A New Generation of Jewish Activists Is Transforming Judaism Itself
Atalia Omer’s new book considers how American Jews are making solidarity with Palestinians a central feature of their spiritual practice and identity.
Sep 26, 2019 / Nathan Goldman
Making Sense of Trump’s Rise Making Sense of Trump’s Rise
Three new books try to explain how we got such a massive jerk in the White House.
Sep 26, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman