OWS@TNS: Bringing Occupy Wall Street into the Classroom OWS@TNS: Bringing Occupy Wall Street into the Classroom
The New School, with its tradition of outspoken dialogue and free debate, is probably the ideal site for an OWS teach-in.
Nov 2, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill
Thanks to the antidemocratic "supercommittee," the legislation singularly responsible for shaping our food system is being written behind closed doors.
Nov 2, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard
Meeting Offers Syracuse Students Chance to Learn About Occupy Movement Meeting Offers Syracuse Students Chance to Learn About Occupy Movement
A Syracuse senior issues a call to action.
Nov 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
‘You Are the NOW of Now!’ The Future of (Online) Feminism ‘You Are the NOW of Now!’ The Future of (Online) Feminism
The proof-of-concept phase for feminist online movement-building is long past. Now it's time for a funded feminist web.
Nov 2, 2011 / Courtney E. Martin
Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion
Domestic workers, many of them women of color or undocumented immigrants, are one of the most vulnerable labor pools when it comes to workplace abuses and sexual violence.
Nov 2, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion
Domestic workers, many of them women of color or undocumented immigrants, are one of the most vulnerable labor pools when it comes to workplace abuses and sexual violence.
Nov 2, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
Progressives on Supercommittee Marginalized Amidst Deficit Theater Progressives on Supercommittee Marginalized Amidst Deficit Theater
A new super-supercommittee is clearly trying to exclude voices that want to protect Medicare and Social Security.
Nov 2, 2011 / George Zornick
Syria OK’s Arab League Deal Syria OK’s Arab League Deal
Obama wants Assad to quit, but the Arab League and Syria have agreed on a peace plan to resolve the crisis.
Nov 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights
Rick Santorum, father of a disabled child, would be a terrible president for people with disabilities.
Nov 2, 2011 / Ben Adler
Side by Side: On Britain’s School Wars Side by Side: On Britain’s School Wars
Melissa Benn attacks the deepening rift of privilege and privatization in Britain’s secondary schools.
Nov 2, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Stefan Collini