Jeff Bryant: The”Proud Boys” Are Coming for the Public Schools
Jeff Bryant reports on a frightening phenomenon: the notorious and violent Proud Boys are targeting public schools. He begins: When violent insurrectionists stormed the U.S....
Category : Bigotry
Texas: Teachers Told to Teach “Opposing Views” of Holocaust and Slavery
As part of the Republican effort to eliminate teaching about slavery, racism, and other injustices, the state has banned “critical race theory” and requires teaching...
States and Districts Impose Bans on “Critical Race Theory”: Why They Should Not
State legislatures and even school districts are banning ”critical race theory,” typically based on misinformation about what it is and what it isn’t. The laws...
Dr. Seuss and “Cancel Culture”
The publisher of the many books written by Theodor Geisl (“Dr. Seuss”) announced that it was suspending publication of six books that contained demeaning drawings...
Al Franken on Rush Limbaugh’s Squalid Legacy
Al Franken is the former Senator from Minnesota. He wrote this retrospective on Rush Limbaugh in the New York Daily News. Rush Limbaugh died this...
David Berliner on the Travesty of Public Funds for Religious Schools
David Berliner, a distinguished scholar of American education, is writing a long essay about the dangers of public funding for religious schools. Currently numerous red...
Dana Milbank: The GOP Has an Anti-Semitism Problem
Dana Milbank is a regular opinion writer for the Washington Post. He wrote about the Republicans’ anti-Semitism problem. They refuse to denounce anti-Semitism. Bigotry multiplies....
Oklahoma: Second-Grade Girl Expelled Because She Admits She Likes Another Girl
Rejoice Christian School in Owasso, Oklahoma, was expelled because she told another girl that she had a crush on her. If every little girl who...
Billionaire Funders of Club for Growth Backed Cruz, Hawley, Other Big-Lie Liars
The Guardian reports that the Club for Growth, a radical rightwing group of the super-rich, poured millions into campaigns to help elect Ted Cruz, Josh...