Six Democratic state legislators who collaborated with Republicans lost their primaries yesterday.
New York
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Basket Cases
In his first year on the Court [Clarence Thomas] scarcely ever left the Supreme Court Building on foot, and that was fortunate, in one way, because it meant that he probably never saw the boldly lettered [graffiti] on a Capitol Hill sidewalk across the street. It said, “Anita Told the Truth.” —“The Burden of Clarence […]
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What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Victory Means and Doesn’t
Joe Crowley’s loss was shocking but doesn’t signal much for the country or the party as a whole.
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Jerry Brown Is Not the Enemy of Climate Hawks
The California governor has been working to maintain America’s international credibility on climate in the face of Trump’s denialism.
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Weather: We Cared?
Did they die in vain? Next week marks the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy’s assault on the United States, and one can’t help thinking of the 117 Americans who perished in that storm–and whether their deaths were simply forgotten by those who elected climate-change deniers in the 2014 midterm elections and the 2016 Presidential election. […]
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
New York’s Free-Tuition Law Redefines the Idea of Universal College Access
This story produced by the Aspen Institute, an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Earlier this month, New York became the first state to enact legislation making public colleges and universities tuition-free for low- and middle-income students. The Empire State’s decision to cover tuition at all public colleges and universities extends pledges made […]
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A Mother and Son Go from Homeless to College
New York’s free tuition plan won’t help the neediest students. Should it?
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Hillary Should Run Up the Score in California and New York
Imagine the mayhem if Hillary wins the electoral college and loses the popular vote.
Posted inEducation, K-12
In New York City, Class is in Session but the Mayor Dismisses Parents
Let’s end the cycle of blaming black families in all cities
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Too Much Blood
A plane hit the tower. Must have been an accident, I figured; something just went catastrophically wrong. I remembered previous plane crashes–the jet that went into Boston Harbor when I was four years old, the USAir flight that crashed at the beginning of senior year, TWA Flight 800–and I figured this was no different. Just […]
