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Race & Ethnicity
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What’s the Truth about True the Vote?
The conservative watchdogs of “ballot integrity” may have more bark than bite.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Color-Blinded
Nine years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed the value of cultivating a diverse student body. Don’t expect it to remember that this time around.
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Courting Chaos in Ohio Elections
The Republican secretary of state appeals a decision allowing early voting on the weekend before Election Day to the Supreme Court—prolonging the electoral insanity in battleground Ohio. Meanwhile, voters still don’t know whether thousands of provisional ballots will be counted.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Refugee Reality Check
Israeli policy on asylum-seekers from Eritrea and Sudan is denial
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Diane Ravitch on the “Effort to Destroy Public Ed”
Part 2 of the Prospect’s interview with the former assistant secretary of education
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Diane Ravitch Talks School Reform, the Chicago Strike, and the “Testing Vampire”
Part 1 of the Prospect’s interview with the former assistant secretary of education
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Reaping What Elections Sow
Just weeks before new state legislatures are elected, how can voters assess the sweeping changes ushered in by Tea Party Republicans?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
In Pennsylvania, a Victory for Voting Rights—Sorta
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has told a lower court to reconsider whether the state voter ID law could disenfranchise voters—in the process, raising the bar for the state.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Border Effect
The fence along the U.S.–Mexico boundary has helped reduce the flow of illegal immigrants, but the human and environmental toll has been enormous.
