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United States

The Unique Inequalities of American Education

Author - March 21, 2013

Why our one-of-a-kind educational funding scheme is unfair.

The Short List

Barack-etology

Author - March 21, 2013

For the fifth year running, President Obama filled out a men's March Madness bracket. A noted sports fan, Obama's bracket choices in the past...

The Short List

Avoiding the Press

Author - March 20, 2013

Last month, the White House press corps exploded in frustration over its lack of access to President Obama–an incident set off by the president's private golf...

Africa

Dragged Behind the Van: Police Brutality in South Africa

Author - March 20, 2013

The African state's exceedingly violent police force

Covers

The Future of the Christian Right

Author - March 19, 2013

How the Christian right movement can return to the political mainstream

Covers

Is There A Roberts Court?

Author - March 19, 2013

The Supreme Court's Identity Crisis

The Short List

Poor Students and the Schools They Miss

Author - March 17, 2013

Lower income applicants don't aim to attend top schools, study shows.

United States

The Failures of the Unemployment Rate

Author - March 16, 2013

The unemployment rate may not be the best metric for measuring the economy's well-being.

The Short List

NYT Roundtable on Campus Rape Cases

Author - March 15, 2013

The New York Times has a new "Room for Debate" up that asks whether schools should adjudicate rape cases, or whether they should be left...

Europe

The Risks of L'Aquila

Author - March 15, 2013

Why scientists are under attack in Italy.