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The Socialist Horizon: Building a New Party
The DSA has become the largest socialist party since World War II.
Who’s Afraid of Direct Action on Campus? Mobilizing Pedagogy Against the Powerful
The best opportunities for learning come from disrupting the status quo.
Arizona Migrant Justice Activist: Pardon the Immigrants Arpaio Criminalized, Not the Racist Sheriff
Trump hinted that a pardon for Sheriff Arpaio would be coming soon.
Why Charter Schools Are Losing Support From Democrats
Progressive political candidates and office holders have had little to say about school vouchers and charter schools.
Trump’s Proposed After-School Cuts Could Lead to More Hungry Kids, Lower Test Scores
Research shows good nutrition helps children do better in school.
Building a Campus Antifascist Network
Campuses are targets of the alt-right. A new group is proposing a broad, campus-based counter-movement.
UVA’s Historical Ties to KKK and White Nationalist Alums Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler
Jalane Schmidt, an organizer with the local Black Lives Matter movement and an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, describes the school's history of connections
The Spanish Inquisition Lives On in Arizona’s Ban on Mexican American Studies
Arizona's HB 2281 attempts to suppress Indigenous knowledge.
The Right Wing in the US Has Long Tried to Destroy “Government Schools”
Historian Nancy MacLean argues that privatizing public education is a dream of the radical right dating back to the segregationist South.
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the DOJ’s Attack on Affirmative Action and How School Segregation Never Ended
The New York Times is reporting the Justice Department is preparing to investigate universities' affirmative action policies for anti-white bias, in what critics say is the latest assault against …