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VIDEO: Arrests at Occupy Wall Street

VIDEO: Arrests at Occupy Wall Street VIDEO: Arrests at Occupy Wall Street

Around 175 people were arrested during a concerted action to shut down New York's financial district.

Nov 17, 2011 / Francis Reynolds

Students in Debt: ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay, Don’t Pay’ Students in Debt: ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay, Don’t Pay’

Sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement, students and academics are organizing a nationwide student loan strike. 

Nov 17, 2011 / Rachel Signer

INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education

INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education

Check out the state-level reforms to online and charter schools and online coursework passed in the past two years.

Nov 17, 2011 / The Nation

Targeting Media Who Cover OWS Targeting Media Who Cover OWS

New campaign imploring Mayor Bloomberg and the US Conference of Mayors to publicly commit to protecting press freedoms in their cities.

Nov 17, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Explainer: How Did Inequality in America Get So Bad? And What Can the Government Do to Fix It? Explainer: How Did Inequality in America Get So Bad? And What Can the Government Do to Fix It?

It took thirty years for inequality to become this dramatic, and it will be a generational project to reverse it.

Nov 17, 2011 / Mike Konczal

An Explosion in Lobbying Around For-Profit K-12 Programs An Explosion in Lobbying Around For-Profit K-12 Programs

State legislators are prioritizing technological “innovation” over quality education.

Nov 17, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

Austerity Alternatives Austerity Alternatives

Slashing the safety net and cutting government spending aren't the only ways to fix the budget. 

Nov 17, 2011 / George Zornick

How the Movies Saved My Life How the Movies Saved My Life

Seeing the world in black and white (with subtitles).

Nov 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt

Police Raid Clears Occupy Cal Encampment

Police Raid Clears Occupy Cal Encampment Police Raid Clears Occupy Cal Encampment

An early morning raid rousted the Occupy Cal camp resulting in two arrests.

Nov 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Jordan Bach-Lombardo

Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress

The nation’s largest student-run political action committee just announced its first Congressional endorsements of the volatile upcoming election cycle.

Nov 17, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

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