A Bold Shift to Make Public Schools Serve Poor Students
Last year, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools—combining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.
Political Poison
The Flint lead disaster exposed the callousness of people like Michigan’s governor, who blame the poor for all of their misfortune.
Did a North Carolina Democratic lawmaker throw the party under the bus for the...
Tricia Cotham’s defection to the Republican Party has deep roots in the right-wing “school choice” movement.
Using white privilege to ban guns
A gun control organization run by women of color is putting white women on the frontlines of demanding a ban on guns.
The school gun violence we don’t talk about
In over half of the shootings that happened on elementary, middle school, and high school grounds, a student brought a gun from their home.
Former Minneapolis cop pleads guilty to manslaughter during George Floyd arrest
“His acknowledgment he did something wrong is an important step toward healing the wounds of the Floyd family, our community, and the nation."
New stats, old story: Our rich are raking
From Swiss bank researchers, an alarming update on our global maldistribution of wealth
Nonviolent Revolt in the Twenty-First Century
“If you also wish to be part of the worldwide movement to end violence in all of its forms, you are welcome to sign the online pledge of ‘The People's Charter to Create a Nonviolent World’.”
10 organizing principles for defeating Trumpism 2.0
We need principles that build power now and for the long term.
Former president of Peru commits suicide to avoid corruption arrest
Garcia told the officers that he had to call his attorney before locking himself in the bedroom.