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Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds?

Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds? Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds?

Why does the Senate majority leader let senators’ holds kill some nominations, but not others?

Feb 12, 2013 / George Zornick

US District Judge Orders TUSD to Reinstate ‘Culturally Relevant Courses’ US District Judge Orders TUSD to Reinstate ‘Culturally Relevant Courses’

While unable to address the specific ban on the Mexican-American Studies program—which hinges on a federal court ruling with regard to Arizona’s ethnic studies law&mdas...

Feb 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone and StudentNation

Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH Divestment Conversation Moving Forward at UNH

Student activists at the University of New Hampshire have succeed in convincing the school's president to convene a forum on the issue of fossil fuel divestment.

Feb 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform

How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform

Domestic workers could get left out of the fast track and even the slow track for citizenship, but there are ways to include them in reform.

Feb 12, 2013 / Bryce Covert

What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight

What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight

Drawing down soldiers by 2016 isn’t fast enough—just look at the many civilians killed by the US military and the prisoners tortured by US-trained forces.

Feb 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

If We’re So Strapped, Why Don’t We Move Abroad?

If We’re So Strapped, Why Don’t We Move Abroad? If We’re So Strapped, Why Don’t We Move Abroad?

It may be a screwed-up country, but it’s ours.

Feb 12, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz

Central Intelligence or Dumb and Dumber?

Central Intelligence or Dumb and Dumber? Central Intelligence or Dumb and Dumber?

A secret CIA drone base, a blowback world and why Washington has no learning curve.

Feb 12, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

Constitutional Law 101 With Professor Droney

Constitutional Law 101 With Professor Droney Constitutional Law 101 With Professor Droney

Ignoring due process is implied in the Constitution! Just ask President Obama. 

Feb 12, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Stop Coddling the Big Banks

Stop Coddling the Big Banks Stop Coddling the Big Banks

Financial institutions that are Too Big to Fail are also Too Big to Exist—something conservatives and progressives should be able to agree on.

Feb 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Lincoln’s Birthday Special: Management Advice From Honest Abe

Lincoln’s Birthday Special: Management Advice From Honest Abe Lincoln’s Birthday Special: Management Advice From Honest Abe

What business leaders can learn from Lincoln—and what they can’t.

Feb 12, 2013 / Jon Wiener

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