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Universal Public Education Is Dead
The National Education Association (NEA) received criticism for publishing an Op-Ed with Teach for America (TFA). Ken Bernstein found the piece to be “unbelievable,” while raising the possibility that union members felt betrayed. …
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For Giffords, House Comeback Is One Too Many
Washington — For months, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in an assassination attempt last year, signaled that returning to Congress, something she desperately longed to …
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Buffett on Why Romney Should Pay Higher Taxes: He’s Just “Shoving Around Money,” Not “Straining His Back“
Last week, Mitt Romney finally admitted that he pays a tax rate of 15 percent, lower than that of many middle-class families. Romney is taxed at such a low …
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Inside ALEC: Naked Contempt for the Press and Public in Scottsdale
Evicting the Press, Part 1: Meet Mr. Black Scottsdale, Arizona—A suburb awash in money and golf courses, set against the backdrop of the jagged mountains surrounding Phoenix. …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: USDA Moves Forward With Plans to Privatize Poultry Inspection, and More
In today's On the News segment: Newt Gingrich scapegoated the poor and minorities on his way to a crushing victory over Mitt Romney in South Carolina Saturday, Republicans signal …
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Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests (2)
Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to wind up in the more onerous and costly form of consumer bankruptcy as they try to dig out from their …
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Quietly Radical Mission at Sundance: Supporting Native Filmmakers
It’s days before the Sundance Film Festival and Aurora Guerrero is busy. The 40-year-old filmmaker is set to debut her first feature-length project “Mosquita y Mari” at the festival …
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Gingrich Bets on Attack Mode Against News Media
Greenville, S.C. — They were Newt Gingrich’s other adversaries in the South Carolina primary and they helped define his surge to victory as much as Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum …
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How Can Communities Defend Themselves From Corporate Interests?
(Image: Gibbs Smith) Why isn't activism working? It's not for lack of trying, says self-described recovering environmental attorney Thomas Linzey. The environmental community has created a slew …
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Shale-Shocked: Fracking Gets Its Own Occupy Movement
This is a story about water, the land surrounding it, and the lives it sustains. Clean water should be a right: there is no life without it. New York …