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Grades Are Capitalism in Action. Let’s Get Them Out of Our Schools.
Grading teaches meritocracy, which in turn helps deflect blame for capitalism's failures onto its victims.
The Democratic Debates Need More Questions About Nuclear War
Democratic candidates desperately need to articulate their plans to avert a nuclear crisis.
At Least 29 Dead After Mass Shootings in Texas and Ohio
The 21-year-old gunman who opened fire in El Paso late Saturday morning had posted an anti-immigration “manifesto.”
Puerto Ricans Unite Against Rosselló — and More Than a Decade of Cultural Trauma
The protests were also responding to extreme hardships following Hurricane Maria and the recession that began in 2006.
Resistance to Private Prisons Comes Amid Debate Over Immigrant Detention Policy
Controversy over immigration policy is shining an unwelcome spotlight on the private prison industry.
US Plans to Send Migrant Children to Shelter Run by Group With Past Violations
The Office of Refugee Resettlement is adding providers with troubling track records to its expanding shelter network.
Former Bush Administration Insider Reflects on the Failure of the Iraq War
Amid tensions with Iran, Lawrence Wilkerson reflects on the war profiteering and incompetence that drove the Iraq War.
Trump Is Repackaging His Brand of Neoliberalism as Economic Nationalism
We must fight the U.S.’s economically brutal manipulation of the global market, says author T.J. Coles.
Should US Public Schools Eliminate Homework?
Excessive homework is creating stress, not learning, for many U.S. students.
The Fight for a Green New Deal Can Start With Your Union Contract
Labor leaders can translate rank-and-file support for the Green New Deal through bargaining green union contracts.