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Ellen Weinstein
The Culture War on Public Education
It’s time to recognize the real target of the book bans and gag orders dominating national headlines: your local school. Read more
Dec 5, 2022
Public Schools Advocate
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Why the Movement Against Social-Emotional Learning Is a Disaster
Calls to outlaw teaching students core life skills misunderstand how important these lessons are. Read more
Dec 5, 2022
The Latest
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What the Success of Michigan’s Prop 3 Means for Abortion Rights
The ‘Dobbs’ decision activated a new bipartisan coalition of pro-choice Midwesterners. Their grassroots efforts paid off on Election Day. Read more
Dec 7, 2022
Smart Ass Cripple: Who Gets to Sue?
What use are federal protections if they can’t be enforced? Read more
Dec 7, 2022
Carol M. Highsmith
‘New’ Nuclear Reactors Will Make Us a Guinea Pig Nation
Federal officials want to gut safety measures to pave the way for untested new facilities—maybe in your neighborhood. Read more
Dec 6, 2022
Revisiting John Mellencamp’s Heartland Populism
A new deluxe box set of 1985’s ‘Scarecrow’ is a window onto the Midwest of then—and now. Read more
Dec 6, 2022
Jeff Abbott
The Other Americans: Climate Change Pummels Central America
The worst rainy season in decades has wiped out millions of acres of farmland, including the crops small farmers live on. Read more
Dec 5, 2022
