The expert hired by the prosecutor’s office to look at the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by a Cleveland police officer may not have been the best choice to investigate the incident due to her past opinions on excessive police violence, but the reasons cited by one activist group miss the real flaw.
The Marshall Project’s Bill Keller discusses the importance of “niche” and how this idea has played out vis-à-vis the new trend of online news sites.
Proponents of a huge charter expansion say they have strong public support, while existing district teachers may find themselves out of a job if the plan moves forward.
A number of school districts and high schools are rejecting the racially disparaging nickname the Washington, D.C. NFL team uses, as is the governor of California.
A California socialite has been caught up in a web of inconsistencies about her matchmaking services “for a good cause.” To what degree should the media correct their profiles of her, given that many facts about any alleged wrongdoing have yet to be confirmed?
The information about Christopher Columbus is more than sufficient to suggest that honoring him with a holiday demeans Native Americans.
A recent report found that arts organizations identified as African American or Latino tend to be less well funded and financially frailer. But does that justify suggesting their numbers should be cut?
Homeless Sarasotans have banded together with the ACLU of Florida to overturn a lodging ordinance that bans people from sleeping outside.
Wikipedia has a variety of strategies designed to help cultural institutions share their resources widely via collaborative projects with experienced editors.
A shocking indictment at the Chicago Public Schools contains implications for school privatization, for Mayor Emanuel, and for nonprofits that inadvertently find themselves with a corrupted individual on their board of directors.
Will “philanthrocapitalists” and “hyperagents” really change the world?
Cesarean sections are associated with surgical complications, high rates of maternal rehospitalizations, and rising neonatal intensive care unit admissions. U.S. use of the procedure increased by 50% between 1996 and 2007, accounting for 32% of all births in 2007. Now, in Hialeah, Florida, the rate is more than twice that.