Educator Who Challenged Scott Walker’s Vouchers Agenda Wins 61-39 in Wisconsin Educator Who Challenged Scott Walker’s Vouchers Agenda Wins 61-39 in Wisconsin
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, who campaigned as an advocate for public education, was reelected with the message, "We can and must meet our constitutional obligati...
Apr 3, 2013 / John Nichols
Schumer Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too Schumer Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too
The leading Democrat working to unveil a comprehensive immigration reform bill is getting his campaign money from the private detention industry.
Apr 3, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Why Is North Dakota Torturing Women? Why Is North Dakota Torturing Women?
The UN says inaccessibility to abortion is torture—and anti-choice laws prove it.
Apr 3, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
The Pitfalls of Testing-Based Education The Pitfalls of Testing-Based Education
As 35 Atlanta educators are investigated for fudging standardized test scores, the bigger issue is the high-stakes testing that's taken over our education system.
Apr 2, 2013 / Chris Hayes
How Little We Know About Heavy Tar Sands Oil How Little We Know About Heavy Tar Sands Oil
The government is flying blind when to comes to transporting, and cleaning up, heavy tar sands oil.
Apr 2, 2013 / George Zornick
Hagel’s Test Hagel’s Test
Will the new secretary of defense stand up to the hawks and wield the budget axe?
Apr 2, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Congratulations to Chris Hayes and Katha Pollitt Congratulations to Chris Hayes and Katha Pollitt
This week, Hayes debuts his new MSNBC primetime show and Pollitt is named a finalist for the 2013 National Magazine Awards in "Columns and Commentary."
Apr 2, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz
When FAU accepted a private prison company's $6 million "goodwill" in stadium naming rights, students would have none of it. Now, the deal is dead.
Apr 2, 2013 / Dave Zirin
One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond One Penis and One Vagina: A Sacred Bond
Believe that marriage rests on love and compassion? That makes you a pervert.
Apr 2, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
A ‘Stark Choice’ Election on the Future of Public Education A ‘Stark Choice’ Election on the Future of Public Education
Wisconsin's state Superintendent of Public Instruction runs for reelection as a critic of Scott Walker's attacks on teacher unions, funding cuts and vouchers proposals...
Apr 1, 2013 / John Nichols