Common people have to reclaim democratic civic society from moneyed interests.
Education in America
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Class Struggle
As levels of student debt continue to rise, regulators have an opportunity to reform higher education.
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Identical Twins: One Boy, One Girl
Bathrooms are the ground zero of transgender battles, the equivalent of shared showers in the military debates.
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Schooling Capitalism
This week, both coasts saw student marches on Monday and big-city police raids on Tuesday. As the chancellors of the University of California met by teleconference, students throughout the U.C. system held demonstrations and teach-ins opposing tuition hikes and police violence. At U.C. Davis, they called a student strike. Meanwhile, their counterparts at the City […]
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Bring Back the Space Race
To remain competitive, the U.S. needs to rebalance its portfolio of talent.
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“Pepper Spray…It’s a Food Product, Essentially”
Fox News host claims UC Davis students were sprayed with derivative food product.
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Ivy League Brain Drain
At Yale, OWS-inspired protesters target recruiters for the country’s major finance firms.
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Department of Follow-Up: How Do You Make Better Parents?
Schools, homes, and policies
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Newt Gingrich Stumps for Good Ol’ Child Labor
Gingrich suggested that poor students work as janitors to learn responsibility.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
One Small Step for Climate Scientists
Researcher gains legal standing to sue for privacy against global-warming skeptics.