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Loving Latin at the End of the World

Many revere Latin as the soul of Western civilization. But its beauty should not keep us from reckoning with its history.

Joel Christensen

Law & Justice

College Behind Bars

One man’s struggle to earn a degree while incarcerated shows how far tough-on-crime policies go to prevent prisoners from having a second chance.

Shannon Ross

Arts in Society

Got Shakespeare?

When conservatives declare the death of the English major, they highlight the need for the critical thinking skills that English departments excel at teaching.

Jonathan Beecher Field

Race

What White Kids Learn About Race in School

Sixty-five years after Brown v. Board of Education, U.S. schools remain largely segregated. This matters not only because white and black students experience very different educational outcomes, but also because school is where children form many of their ideas about race and privilege.

Erik Loomis

Class & Inequality

Everyday Economists

The postwar generation understood why a prosperous working class is crucial to the economy. Can economics be accessible again to ordinary Americans?

Samuel Bowles, Joshua Cohen

Gender & Sexuality

Toward a Democratic Hedonism

Debate over Title IX affirmative consent standards has assumed that consent is the best basis for a feminist sexual politics. But what if it isn’t?

Joseph J. Fischel

Reading Lists

The College Admissions Scam Is Not the Problem

It's not just celebrity moms — middle-class families are guilty too.

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Race

Succeeding While Black

Michelle Obama’s new book reduces racial inequality to a matter of psychological impairment that can be overcome through grit and grin. This is a dangerous proposition.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Class & Inequality, Politics

Teachers with Guns

What happens when a school district votes to arm teachers? A Rust Belt educator takes us through the grim realities of training to kill one of his own students.

Thomas Baxter

Class & Inequality

Teaching Citizenship

Education’s most important job is to teach students to take an active role in their democracy, starting in their own communities.

Albert W. Dzur

Politics

Why Do We Pledge Allegiance?

Few democracies require children to make a daily declaration of fealty to country.

Jack David Eller

Class & Inequality

The Slow and Fast Assault on Public Education

Striking teachers and student activists have a common enemy.

Henry A. Giroux

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