Bird Bird: Republican
Why PBS cuts will hurt Republicans more than Democrats, but they hurt us all.
View ArticleAsk Not What Your Country Can Do For You…
History teaches us many things and yet teaches us nothing: Economists point out that the woes of the middle class are in large part a consequence of globalization and technological change. Culture...
View ArticleNew study shows early learning can prevent crime
McClatchy, By Paula Horton Four of Washington state’s Benton County’s top law enforcers joked and laughed while taking time Wednesday to read a book about police officers to preschoolers at Benton...
View ArticleCollege Tuition Should Vary By Degree, Florida State Task Force Says
Huffington Post (Sun Sentinel), By Scott Travis, October 25 If you want to save money at Florida’s universities, you may soon have to choose biology over ballet or engineering over English. A state...
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Big Banks vs. Elizabeth Warren: It’s On (Again!)
Mother Jones, By Andy Kroll Not even two weeks have passed since Democrat Elizabeth Warren rode a wave of grassroots support to victory in the US Senate race in Massachusetts, ousting Republican...
View ArticleThe U.S. Class War Begins In School
Who could possibly have imagined that having parents who couldn’t afford vastly inflated college bills would adversely affect education outcomes in a radical way? If you’re wondering why the U.S. has...
View ArticleDon’t Kid Yourself: Chris Christie is Still An Asshole.
Loomis: “No doubt the real solution for struggling school districts in New Jersey is to deny them money.”
View ArticleLove of country is one thing, but do we need to teach nationalism?
Like most of my generation, I grew up saying the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. It was drilled into my pointy little skull, so much so that I can still recite it if pressed to do so (and no, you...
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Free breakfasts: The latest Liberal plot to recruit and brainwash our...
There are those among us who view virtually any sort of charitable activity as borderline socialism, slowly but surely destroying the fabric of our country by creating a dependent class. That this...
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Joe Bageant–bearer of the torch
I was recently reminded of the passing of Joe Bageant. Joe was an unusual sort, best known for a book called Deer Hunting with Jesus. Joe was raised poor, a working class southerner. At some point in...
View ArticleWhat if Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin are lying?
What if there is a much larger scandal lurking within their private lives? What if the “whole lot of therapy” was merely a ruse, a going through the motions. What if it was an act necessitated by the...
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Today in Weapons Grade Stupid: Virginia Foxx, Brave Defender of the (White)...
Getting American kids into college without saddling them with massive debt shouldn’t be the government’s job, according to a prominent House Republican and possible 2014 Senate candidate. “It is not...
View ArticleThe lost generation: The kids brought up to feel as if they’re failing – from...
The Independent – On one side of the Atlantic, an academic survey reveals the pain of privilege for the children of moneyed families. Here, a former Prime Minister, who once promised to deliver a...
View ArticleChicago Teachers Union passes resolution opposing Common Core
Washington Post “The Answer Sheet” blog, By Valerie Strauss, May 9 The Chicago Teachers’ Union House of Delegates has passed a resolution opposing use of the Common Core State Standards in teaching and...
View ArticleCourt rules Michigan has no responsibility to provide quality public education
The Michigan Citizen, November 13 Detroit, MI — In a blow to schoolchildren statewide, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on Nov. 7 the State of Michigan has no legal obligation to provide a quality...
View ArticleScott Walker To Cut $300 Million From Universities, Spend $500 Million On A...
Think Progress, by Alice Ollstein, February 2 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) will unveil a budget Tuesday night that aims to slash hundreds of millions of dollars from the state’s public...
View ArticleClass and the Classroom
How Elite Universities Are Hurting America Foreign Affairs, By George Scialabba, March / April 2015 One of the most fruitful ideas to emerge from twentieth-century social theory is Max Weber’s notion...
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