PA GOP Officially Hitches Wagon to Alt-Right Senate Candidate Earlier today the Pennsylvania Republican party officially threw its support behind Representative, Lou Barletta, to run against Bob Casey for U.S. Senate in this year’s election. Barletta gained a certain degree of national attention for his racist, anti-immigrant policies during his time as mayor of Hazleton. Those anti-immigrant…
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Better Media Can Make Us All Less Racist
Better Media Can Make Us All Less Racist Our brains are really good at finding patterns. This makes us great at performing simple tasks quickly and efficiently. It also makes us racist as hell. Let me tell you about a time I participated in an online research survey. I was told that I would be shown…
“Schools of the Future” and Other Scams to Monetize Your Child
“Schools of the Future” and Other Scams to Monetize Your Child Do you feel it? The future is coming. There it is hovering just over the horizon. You squint your eyes trying to get a quick peak before it arrives. But that rarely works. By the time it’s here, it’s never quite in the shape you…
After Hurricane Harvey, Will Houston Public Schools be Charterized?
After Hurricane Harvey, Will Houston Public Schools be Charterized? It’s an all too familiar scene in America. A natural disaster devastates a major metropolitan city. And then the forces of profit and privatization use the chaos and uncertainty as cover to steal public services and turn them into mechanisms to increase their own bottom line. That’s what happened…
“Dear Becky”
Dear Becky: I’ll wait while you put down your yoga mat. You voted for Trump. After these past few weeks, I really have to ask, “What the hell were you thinking?” Seriously, Trump? The shouting guy on the TV? I know, you were so concerned about those email servers. Do you even know what an…
Donald Trump lies. If you haven’t learned that yet, America, you’ve got four more cringe-inducing years to do so. Even in his inaugural address, he couldn’t help but let loose a whooper about US public schools. “Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families and good jobs for themselves,” he said….
The Racists Roots and Racist Indoctrination of School Choice
The Racists Roots and Racist Indoctrination of School Choice “Simple justice requires that public funds, to which all taxpayers of all races contribute, not be spent in any fashion which encourages, subsidizes, or results in racial discrimination.” -President John F. Kennedy “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Billionaires and…
Self-Serving Public Servants – Trump, DeVos and the Rise of the Plutocrats
Self-Serving Public Servants – Trump, DeVos and the Rise of the Plutocrats This election cycle we have witnessed a subtle change to our political landscape – and it’s probably not the one you’re thinking about. It’s not that Republicans have gained control of a large chunk of our government. It’s not that racists, anti-feminists and xenophobes…
Tabula Rasa
History repeats itself because humans are greedy, impetuous, murderous creatures, and somehow the best of us can not contain the basest. Welcome to the point in the Anthropocene where we decide what will become of us. Hold those you love close, and love generously and loudly. On Friday January 20, 2017 the most thoroughly incompetent…
Worse Than Fake News – Ignored News. Top 5 Education Stories You May Have Missed in 2016
Worse Than Fake News – Ignored News. Top 5 Education Stories You May Have Missed in 2016 Fake news! Watch out for fake news! In the wake of the disastrous 2016 election cycle that left us with a conman turned reality TV star as President, the media has suddenly decided the whole thing can be blamed…
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