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Education
Instead of Stopping Teacher Layoffs, Congress Gave CEOs Tax Breaks
Our screwy budget priorities are contributing to an unprecedented decline in education jobs—and that's not good for the future of democracy.
Education
Romney's Solution for College Costs? Just Borrow from Your Parents
If the Romney-Ryan budget takes effect, you can forget about Pell grants as well.
Culture
Political Safari: A Mobile Cinema Truck to Support Democracy in Africa
Filmmaker Jarreth Merz wants to take his political documentary about Ghana on tour so Africans themselves can see it.
Education
Arnold Schwarzenegger Wants to Teach College Students Post-Partisanship
Yes, there is now a Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy at USC.
Technology
Twitter's New Daily Analysis Will Gauge Candidate Popularity
Twitter and the startup Topsy have a new political index aimed at gauging the daily state of the U.S. presidential horserace. Useful? We'll see.
Education
Stephen Colbert Skewers Texas GOP's Attack on Critical Thinking
The minds of our young people are being poisoned by knowledge!
Education
Why the Ticking Time Bomb of 'Sequestration' Could Decimate Education
A legislative practice of cutting funding after its already been budgeted will affect up to 7.5 million students unless we demand action.
Lifestyle
Take it Back: How to Reclaim a Dirty Name
How feminists can turn ‘slut’ into a term of empowerment.
News
Infographic: Chief Justice Roberts' Reign
In the Roberts Court, trends have suggested a general rightward shift among most of the justices (despite the health care ruling).
Education
Most Americans Believe College Is a Right (So What's the Hangup in Congress?)
A deeply divided Congress gives us little hope, but 150 years ago an equally partisan climate produced some of the nation's top public universities.
Culture
Infographic: Americans Versus the Electoral College
America has changed a lot since the days of the Founding Fathers. Does it still make sense to pick our leaders through the Electoral College?
Business
Could You Live on $300 a Week? How About $0? The 99ers Lose Their Insurance
As public assistance dries up, the most vulnerable of the unemployed are being hung out to dry. What can we do to fix the problem?
Education
Let's Stop Comparing Education to the Civil Rights Movement
Is the quest for racial justice for black people in America really so over that we need a new civil rights issue?
News
The Obama Effect: Why More Black Voters Are Turning Gay-Friendly
By endorsing gay marriage, Obama used the primary power a president has: the symbolic kind.
Environment
Keystone XL Would Increase Gas Prices and Carbon Emissions
Two new—but conflicting—reasons to oppose the project.
Education
Can a New Campaign Force Candidates to Prioritize Education?
Two-thirds of swing-state voters say improving education should be a top priority, but politicians don’t always give the issue the attention it...
News
Infographic: The Changing Lives of Arab Youth
Young people's major priorities have shifted in the year and a half since the Arab Spring uprisings.
News
In a Majority-Minority Nation, Numbers Aren't Everything
Minority babies outnumbered white ones for the first time last year. But numbers don't always translate to political power.
