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u201cOdds-beating charter school.u201d Those words are like an impenetrable shield for those who operate such places. They are also the holy grail of the education reform movement, which is …

On September 17, Occupy Wall Street will mark its one year anniversary with a spirit somewhere between celebration, outrage, and the need to reaffirm its own identity and significance. …

Beverly Bell interviews Leslie Thatcher, content relations editor at Truthout, one of a number of independent, non-commercial news sites that offer an alternative to corporate-controlled media. In a world …

Have Democrats abandoned teacher unions in their pursuit of a corporate-backed education overhaul? From the looks of the Democratic National Convention, it would seem so.

Now, friends, siblings and spouses who for years shared the same precarious status find themselves on opposite sides of a divide, one preparing for lawful work or access to …

Itu2019s been more than two years now, and the tight rope upon which many balanced their hopesu2014for a truly different and transformative model of governanceu2014has lost a good deal …

Canadian cartoonist Guy Delisle's latest effort,

Japan's massive government debt conceals massive benefits for the Japanese people, with lessons for the US debt

I would never say God sent a scary storm in the form of Hurricane Issac to the RNC because he hates Republicans, even though they do seem to ignore …

The same kinds of corporations are involved with different configurations and with different names that have the same mission: to hijack the name of free trade to impose all …