Perspectives
August 14, 2014A school superintendent in a rural Virginia community writes about the challenges facing teachers and administrators in poor districts.
August 14, 2014Despite its high minimum wage, San Francisco has the second-highest rate of income inequality among major US cities.
August 13, 2014It's not just Ferguson -- the War on Terror has reshaped police departments across the country to look like invading armies.
August 13, 2014Grady Flores’ one-year sentence is the result of a strange legal sleight of hand that positions the Hancock Air Base commander, Col. Earl A. Evans, as the victim of protests.
August 13, 2014Laws criminalizing sitting, sleeping, lying down and camping leave homeless people with nowhere to go when the shelter system fails them.
August 12, 2014A popular CEO who promoted low prices and high wages gets fired, and his employees and customers rally to his defense.
August 10, 2014For the first time in nearly 50 years, Americans will go to the polls without a key protection under the Voting Rights Act. Congress must act to ensure every citizen can freely cast a ballot.
August 6, 2014How armies of lawyers are now fighting to preserve the Voting Rights Act, which turned 49 this week.
August 6, 2014Arguments against the science of climate change by fossil fuel industry supporters at a recent conference illustrate their deep confusion.
August 6, 2014In the debate about poverty and rising economic inequality, we need to think beyond the minimum wage.
