Cobb, author of This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible, and Danielle McGuire, a historian at Wayne State University, discuss the fundamental role of armed resistance in the civil rights movement.
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Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rethinking ‘Zero Tolerance’
A new approach to discipline seeks to keep kids in school and, ultimately, out of prison. In one high school, the number of serious incidents of misbehavior plummeted 60 percent, after the start of a “restorative justice” program.
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The Politics of Pain
How do liberals and conservatives view suffering? Two leading experts discuss.Â
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The Conversation: Joshua Steckel and Andrew Delbanco
Steckel, a high school college counselor and author of Hold Fast to Dreams, and Delbanco, author of College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be, discuss the collegiate experience of low-income students.
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The Conversation: Elizabeth Kolbert and Bill McKibben
Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, and McKibben, founder of 350.org, discuss raising awareness about environmental catastrophe.
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Poor, with Savings
New York is helping low-income families pay down debts and cover expenses. But don’t expect this program to go national.
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Daddy’s Home!
In California, a growing number of fathers are taking advantage of paid parental leave.
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Pandora’s Box
How do we harness the power of 3-D printing while protecting ourselves from its dark side?
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When I’m Old and Gay
Retirement can be sweet for well-off LGBT elders, but it is fraught with perils for most.