Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out
The knowledge that students can forgo tests without repercussions has emboldened parents across the state.
Nov 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation
Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back
Texas Equal Access fund Executive Director Merritt Tierce says the fight against Texas’ new abortion laws will continue and intensify.
Nov 5, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
A Field Guide to Losing Friends, Influencing No One and Alienating the Middle East A Field Guide to Losing Friends, Influencing No One and Alienating the Middle East
How a series of foreign policy flubs, stumbles and mini-disasters have underscored the Obama administration’s increasing irrelevance in the region.
Nov 5, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis? Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?
Dim prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House illustrate how far right of the American mainstream the GOP has drifted.
Nov 5, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Pay No Attention to That Imperialist Behind the Curtain Pay No Attention to That Imperialist Behind the Curtain
What John Kerry did this week in Egypt and Saudi Arabia is nothing short of despicable.
Nov 5, 2013 / Robert Scheer
‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About ‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About
The acclaimed documentary turns an compassionate lens on a complicated, multi-faceted issue.
Nov 5, 2013 / Laura Flanders
VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison
It has something to do with the $1.7 billion they made off the privatized incarceration industry just last year.
Nov 5, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon
Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons
In Syria, there have been no “Mission Accomplished” banners unfurled, no victory laps of any kind, underscoring the fragile and incomplete nature of OPCW's chemical...
Nov 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Election About GOP Extremism, Unions, Wages and Dollarocracy An Election About GOP Extremism, Unions, Wages and Dollarocracy
Watch for the signs of changing political tides this Election Day.
Nov 5, 2013 / John Nichols
The NFL’s Bully Problem The NFL’s Bully Problem
The story of NFL player Richie Incognito bullying a teammate is just the tip of the iceberg.
Nov 5, 2013 / Dave Zirin