| Jul 16, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedCorporate America is looming larger and larger in U.S. public schools. That’s not a good thing for educators, students, or workers. Nowhere could this be more clear than the case of McDonald’s, whose founder once scouted locations for new stores by flying over...
| | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFor most college students, extracurricular activities are a welcome escape from the stress of school. But as student activists move into summer vacation, the consequences for speaking their minds can weigh heavily long after class is dismissed. Across the country,...
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| Jul 10, 2019 | RoundupDemocracy is expensive, but so is the alternative. This week, Robert P. Alvarez looks at Florida’s new poll tax, designed to override an extremely popular ballot initiative restoring the voting rights of people who’ve served time. The anti-democratic law...
| | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedAmerica’s tech giants are accused of many sins, including invading our privacy and even degrading our democracy. But one other commonality among these masters of the code universe is rarely discussed: Virtually no tech CEOs have a background in the humanities, such as...
