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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The Phony GOP Claim that Biden is Authoritarian
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a professor of history at New York University, who specializes in Italian history and the history of authoritarianism. She frequently appears on network television and writes a blog...
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Julian Vasquez Heilig on a Bluebook of Educational Thinkers
Julian Vasquez Heilig, Provost at Western Michigan University and founding board member of the Network for Public Education , here reflects on his personal connection to a comprehensive new review of...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Explains Trump’s Position on Abortion
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was interviewed by Christiane Amsnpour, who asked him what he thought about Trump’s views on abortion. Watch and listen to Senator Sanders’ succinct response.
View ArticleRFK Jr’s Running Mate Shares His Skepticism Towards Vaccines
Nicole Shanahan, the billionaire selected by Robert Kennedy Jr. as his running mate, suspects that childhood vaccines may have caused her daughter’s autism. Glenn Kessler, the Fact Checker for the...
View ArticleCREW: Who Is the Biggest Investor in Trump’s New Media Company?
Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington pursues the facts about corruption in federal government. Lately, CREW has zeroed in on the potential for corruption in the launch of Trump’s new...
View ArticleDeSantis Signs Bill Forbidding Localities from Having Higher Standards of...
Maintaining his unblemished record as the cruelest governor in the nation, Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting localities from having higher standards than the state in protecting workers from...
View ArticleJan Resseger: Can Chicago Reverse Two Decades of Corporate Reform?
Jan Resseger reports on dramatic changes in Chicago, which has been a Petri dish for corporate school reform for at least two decades. The last mayoral election pitted Paul Vallas, an Uber reformer...
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Texas: The Gilead Wives Club Who Sell Out Women’s Freedom and Rights
Michelle H. Davis writes a lively blog about Texas politics, called LoneStarLeft. In this post, she writes about the claque of Republican women in the legislature who regularly step forward to sell...
View ArticleFlorida: Ex-Judge Lambastes Supreme Court for Ignoring State Constitution
Barbara Pariente served on the Florida Supreme Court for more than twenty years and is now retired. She was astonished by that court’s recent decision to approve a six-week ban on abortion, because...
View ArticleJames Talarico: “There Is Nothing Christian About Christian Nationalism”
This is a beautiful statement by James Talarico, a Democratic member of the State Legislature of Texas. I wish I had the time to transcribe it. The video is on Twitter. It is also here. I hope you can...
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SAVE THE DATE: The Ravitch Lecture at Wellesley Is April 18, This Thursday!
All are welcome to a very important lecture at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Admission is free. Join me! The speaker is a pioneer of critical race theory. Professor Soo Hong, chair of...
View ArticleNew Hampshire: GOP Leadership is Determined to Crush Public Schools, Ignore...
New Hampshire reporter Garry Rayno says that the state legislature has its priorities upside down. Writing at IndepthNH.org, Rayno describes a Republican state government led by “moderate” Governor...
View ArticleInvestors in Trump Stock Blame Its Decline on Libs
Drew Harrell of The Washington Post published a sad article about the Trump devotees who have put their life savings into his DJT stock offering and have no concerns about its value or its future....
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Nebraska: Pro-Voucher Legislators Try to Kill Referendum (Because They Know...
Nebraska voucher advocates are trying to head off a referendum because they know they will lose. Senator Lou Ann Linehan has introduced a bill intended to fund vouchers and block a referendum, thus...
View ArticleArizona: How Democrats Could Overturn the Abortion Ban of 1864
Ray Stern of The Arizona Republic reports that the two houses of the legislature are so closely divided that Democrats would throw out the 1864 ban on abortion with the help of only a few Republicans....
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Peter Greene: How to Ease the Burden of Teachers Who Are Overworked
Peter Greene was a classroom teacher for 39 years, and he knows that teachers are overworked. There are not enough hours in the day for them to meet all their obligations. He considers in this post...
View ArticleSouth Carolina: Charter Fraud and Profits!
Carol Burris writes here about a charter scandal in South Carolina. Carol is the executive director of the Network for Public Education. She writes: Last week, an excellent investigative report on a...
View ArticleMental Health Professionals Speak Out about Trump
Jay Kuo interviewed John D. Gartner, psychologist and psychotherapist, who leads a group called Duty to Warn. The group consists of mental health professionals who are concerned about Trump’s...
View ArticleDeSantis Signs Law to Start Teaching About Communism in Kindergarten
In Florida, it is never too soon to learn about the dangers of Communism! Governor DeSantis just signed a bill to teach about Communism in schools from K-12. Some questions: 1) Will students learn...
View ArticleArizona: Republican Legislators Refuse to Consider Repealing 1864 Abortion Ban
Republican leaders, including Trump and gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, were appalled when Arizona’s Supreme Court overturned the state’s 15-week abortion and upheld an 1864 abortion ban. Democrats...
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