Texas: Rightwing Lt. Gov. Wants to Abolish Property Taxes and Public Schools
Chris Tomlinson, a columnist for The Houston Chronicle, writes here about the audacious, mendacious plan of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to destroy public schools. Patrick was a talk-show host like Rush...
View ArticleJoel: Why Does the Media Lie About the Economy?
Our reader is a retired union worker who follows economic and political news closely. He lives on long Island in New York. He wrote this comment in response to Jonathan V. Last’s article about the...
View ArticleAre Fetuses People, with the Rights of Other People?
The next frontier of the abortion debate is rapidly approaching. It is the movement to legislate that life begins at the instant of conception, and that fetuses in the womb (or stored in a tank in an...
View ArticleGreg Olear: Jared Kushner’s Ties to the National Enquirer
Greg Olear noticed Jared Kushner’s new role as a financier and his success at staying far, far away from his father-in-law’s trial in New York City. He also noticed that Jared had replaced Michael...
View ArticleQatari Spokesman: Both Sides Are Blocking Peace Deal
In a historic first, a Qatari Minister agreed to be interviewed by Israeli journalists. The interview is fascinating because the minister is directly involved in negotiations between Hamas and Israel....
View ArticleMy Conversation about the State Takeover of Houston Public Schools on...
I was invited by KPFT, a Pacifica station in Houston, to discuss the state takeover of the Houston Independent School District. The host of the show is Paul Castro, who has taught in HISD and in an...
View ArticleFlorida: Should These Children Live or Die?
Scott Maxwell, columnist for The Orlando Sentinel, wrote about the state’s callous indifference to the neediest of the state’s children. These are the children who are not included in Ron DeSantis’s...
View ArticleNew Orleans: A Failed Experiment
The founding myth of the corporate reform movement is the rebirth and transformation of the public schools of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Most of the city’s public schools suffered...
View ArticleACLU: How to Protect Free Speech on Campus
The American Civil Liberties Union issued a statement to advise college and university presidents about responding to student protests. We write in response to the recent protests that have spread...
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Indiana: Jennifer McCormick for Governor!!
Indiana has plunged headlong into privatization of its-once-beloved public schools. Fortunately, there is a knowledgeable candidate for Governor who has promised to stop the destruction of public...
View ArticleRick Wilson: The “Both-Sides” Argument is Dangerous
Rick Wilson, a Never-Trump Republican and a founder of The Lincoln Project, warns about the danger of normalizing Trump: I’m seeing a lot of traditional, DC “bothsides” reporting lately, arguing that...
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Jess Piper: It’s My State Too! I’m Not Moving!
Jess Piper lives in rural Missouri. She is a fearless progressive and a fighter. She has repeatedly called on the Democratic Party to contest every seat, even in rural areas, where voters usually have...
View ArticleEva Moskowitz May Expand “Success Academy” to Florida
Eva Moskowitz runs the most successful (when measured by test scores) and the most controversial charter chain in New York State. Controversial because her schools are highly regimented, “no excuses”...
View ArticleWill Bunch: The Scariest Part of a Trump Rally is not Trump
Will Bunch is the national political columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He attended a Trump rally recently, where he was more interested in the crowd than in the speaker. Who are the true...
View ArticleJim Hightower: George Orwell Would Understand the Texas GOP: Mean and Crazy
Jim Hightower is an old-fashioned Texas liberal. He tries to understand what’s happened to his state in his blog. The GOP is just plain mean and crazy. He writes: If you think the GOP’s Congress of...
View ArticleWorld Leaders Call on Hamas to Release Hostages and Accept Ceasefire Deal
Haaretz reported that world leaders urged Hamas to accept a peace proposal: WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden released a statement alongside the leaders of 17 other countries – all with citizens...
View ArticleJan Resseger: What Is White Christian Nationalism?
Jan Resseger provides a thoughtful analysis of what seems to be a new phenomenon called “white Christian nationalism.” Others say it’s nothing new, that it is just another manifestation of racism, as...
View ArticleTennessee: Gov. Lee Fumes About Voucher Failure, But Parents and Educators...
Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee made school vouchers his top priority but the issue died in the Legislature despite its Republican supermajority. He will bring the issue back next year. He’s hoping for...
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Network for Public Education Ranked One of Nation’s Most Influential...
A group of scholars at Indiana University led by Christopher Lubienski developed a methodology for ranking organizations and individuals in the field of education. It was disheartening to see that...
View ArticleHaaretz: Hamas Releases a Hostage Video from Gaza
American media covers the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, but ignores the protests in Israel, usually led by the families of the hostages who were seized on October 7. Rescuing the...
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