Israeli Soldiers: ‘When the Cannons Fire, No Criticism May Be Heard’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 26, 2014 Fifty reservists in the Israeli military -- the majority of them women -- have written an open letter expressing opposition to the institution's discriminatory culture and policies, the current operation in Gaza, and the militarization of their society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study: Educational Segregation Plays a Role in Tea Party Allegiance

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2014 A study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame teased out a positive correlation between educational segregation, which can relate to other divisive factors but isn't always interchangeable with them, and alignment with tea party ideology. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Desegregation Case, Judge Blasts School Officials and Justice Department

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2014 A federal judge in Alabama says a local school board has failed to meet legal mandate to integrate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Michelle Obama: Segregation Persists 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education Ruling

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2014 First lady Michelle Obama commemorated the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling on race-based school segregation with a sobering speech Friday to graduating high school seniors in Topeka, Kan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Race Matters: Resegregation and the Rollback of Affirmative Action

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 24, 2014 "I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." So proclaimed Alabama Gov. George Wallace more than half a century ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Internet Is Great and It’s Awful

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A new documentary shows the genius and tragedy of Aaron Swartz, Hobby Lobby v. Women, the race to replace Rep. Henry Waxman is on, and we look at the surprising locale of the most segregated schools in America. Dig deeper

Aaron Swartz: The Internet’s Own Boy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A new documentary shows the genius and tragedy of Aaron Swartz, Hobby Lobby v. Women, the race to replace Rep. Henry Waxman is on, and we look at the surprising locale of the most segregated schools in America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Schools Are More Segregated Than Ever

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2013 It's been almost 60 years since Brown v. Board of Education, so why are American schools increasingly segregated? According to sociologist Jeremy Fiel, there are a number of factors due to a drastic shift in demographics since the legendary Supreme Court decision. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Schools Dream

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Aug 29, 2013 Dig deeper

Civil Rights Group Sues Alabama Over School Choice Law

BLANK Aug 26, 2013 In a case with potentially national repercussions, the Southern Poverty Law Center is challenging a school choice law in Alabama that uses tax credits to help families leave failing schools. That, the SPLC says, unconstitutionally creates two classes of schoolchildren. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scalia Entitlement

Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com Mar 6, 2013 Dig deeper

MLK Remembered

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jan 23, 2013 Dig deeper