Instead of a CEO, How About Electing a Labor Leader? Instead of a CEO, How About Electing a Labor Leader?
Wisconsinites will have a chance to consider Firefighters Union president Mahlon Mitchell as a statewide contender.
Mar 19, 2012 / John Nichols
Help Free Imprisoned Journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye Help Free Imprisoned Journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye
Multiple human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists, have decried Shaye's...
Mar 19, 2012 / NationAction
Harvard is Now Cheaper than San Jose State Harvard is Now Cheaper than San Jose State
Private schools used to be considered more expensive than public, but that trend has changed for a couple of reasons.
Mar 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Richard Anderson
Women Left Out of Manufacturing Rebound Women Left Out of Manufacturing Rebound
As in the rest of the recovery, women are losing ground while men gain some back.
Mar 19, 2012 / Bryce Covert
John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Crisis John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Crisis
Republicans in Wisconsin continue to lose political strength and control.
Mar 19, 2012 / Press Room
Groups Demand Investigation of NYPD Over Muslim Surveillance Groups Demand Investigation of NYPD Over Muslim Surveillance
Faith and civil rights groups want Attorney General Eric Holder to examine potentially illegal spying on Muslim groups.
Mar 19, 2012 / George Zornick
Dave Zirin: The Flaws and Failures of College Sports Dave Zirin: The Flaws and Failures of College Sports
How the college sports system exploits student-athletes while raking in billions.
Mar 19, 2012 / Press Room
Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women
Many women are staying in their jobs when children are first born but cutting back later on.
Mar 19, 2012 / Bryce Covert
An Interview With Lisa Delpit on Educating ‘Other People’s Children’ An Interview With Lisa Delpit on Educating ‘Other People’s Children’
The beloved education theorist talks about Teach for America, the intelligence of poor children, and how her own work has been misinterpreted.
Mar 19, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Justice for Trayvon Martin Justice for Trayvon Martin
Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law puts the threshold for self-defense so low that major questions in this case will likely go unanswered.
Mar 19, 2012 / Mychal Denzel Smith