America Is Authoritarian by Design

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 16, 2018 One by one, each of our institutions has fallen victim to minority rule. Our faith in the Constitution has been grossly misplaced. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Warren DNA Analysis Points to Native American Heritage

BOB SALSBERG / The Associated Press Oct 15, 2018 The Massachusetts senator rebuts Donald Trump's smears against her, fueling speculation she plans to run for president in 2020. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Administration’s Plan for Immigrant Children: Send Them to Military Bases

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 16, 2018 The Department of Health and Human Services is surveying military sites to house children who are separated from their parents at the border or who arrive unaccompanied by an adult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arizona Students Back in Class After Six-Day Teacher Strike

MELISSA DANIELS and TERRY TANG / The Associated Press May 4, 2018 The state's educators win a 20-percent pay raise by 2020 after a walkout that was part of a bubbling national uprising over low pay and school funding. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Setback for LGBT Adoptions in Oklahoma

MITCHELL WILLETTS / The Associated Press May 3, 2018 Legislators vote to grant legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes. In Kansas, lawmakers are close to passing a similar measure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arizona, Colorado Schools to Close as Teachers Protest

MELISSA DANIELS / The Associated Press Apr 26, 2018 The walkouts are the climax of an uprising that began weeks ago with a grass-roots movement that spread from West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Teaching America a Lesson

Steve Fraser / TomDispatch Apr 18, 2018 The teacher strikes, rallies and walkouts in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky and elsewhere are a stunning reminder that socioeconomic class has always mattered in our public and private lives. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

New Teacher Activism Signals Revolt Against Conservative Ideology

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 5, 2018 The red state insurrections are a reminder that can get lost in debates about school reform: You can't run a decent education system on the cheap. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Teacher Rebellion Challenges Red-State Republicans

SEAN MURPHY / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2018 Midterm election candidates are caught between placating constituents who are angry over education cuts and pleasing small-government, low-tax conservatives. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Teachers Rise Up Over Education Cuts

SEAN MURPHY and BRUCE SCHREINER / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 Educators in Kentucky and Oklahoma walked out of classrooms and held rallies in the latest evidence of rebellion in some Republican-led states. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

At Least Seven States Have Prison Inmates Working in Governors’ Mansions and Capitol Buildings

By Celisa Calacal / AlterNet Jun 25, 2017 The 13th Amendment provides a loophole that allows for the legality of unpaid prison labor, which is sometimes called "modern-day slavery." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Woody Guthrie Art Projection on Oklahoma Capitol Sparks #WoodysGuitar Protest Movement

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 13, 2017 Two Oklahoma City artists turn the folk singer’s iconic, message-bearing instrument into a giant canvas for civic engagement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )