Shuttering “failed schools” can have painful consequences for children and neighborhoods.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Great Diversion
Charter schools may or may not improve student outcomes—but they divert funds from other public schools.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Other Woman: Elizabeth Warren and the 2016 Election
Senator Warren is not running, but she will be a major influence this year.Â
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The Long March of Bernie’s Army
Where it came from; where it’s headed.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Other Tech Bubble
How tech companies became detached from urban life and its problems—even when the city is their home.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
That Sinking Feeling: The Politics of Sea Level Rise and Miami’s Building Boom
Why is Miami—America’s most vulnerable metropolis to sea-level rise—having yet another beachfront development boom?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Black Culture and History Matter
It took 150 years after America officially abolished slavery to get a national museum on the black experience.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Goes South
Can the movement rebuild itself below the Mason-Dixon line, and change Southern politics in the process?
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Can Democrats Channel America’s Discontent?
The party has moved left in response to hard times. That should help it at the polls—but will it?Â
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Race and Representation in the Twilight of the Obama Era
Will the eight years of America’s first black president lead to more political voice for black citizens—or less?
