Getting an abortion is more difficult today than at any point since the 1970s. Is the pro-choice movement losing the battle?
State & Local Governments
Viewpoint: The Election Has Compromised Education Reform
Results across the country show the fragility of the reform agenda
American Democracy and Some of Its Unique Discontents
TIME’s finest political minds joined mayors from around the country at this year’s Chicago Ideas Week to talk about the state of the Union and the presidential race.
Behind the Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Why Talks Must Be Made Public
With city officials and the Chicago teachers’ union at an impasse, both sides should heed Louis Brandeis’ call and start negotiating in the open
Why Romney’s Big School Voucher Idea Is Really Pretty Puny
Three reasons the candidate’s school-choice proposal is less provocative than it seems
South Carolina Is a Welfare Queen
To prevent “European-style” socialism, we need to stop redistributing wealth from blue to red states
Funding Public Parks Could Save Lives
If people’s lives are at stake because of poorly funded parks, shouldn’t we do something about it?
Why You Shouldn’t Compare Occupy Wall Street to the Tea Party
While the similarities are noteworthy, they obscure more relevant truths about Occupy Wall Street
