Putin Orders Arrest of Navalny on His Courageous Return to Russia
The leader of the opposition to Putin’s dictatorial rule is Alexei Navalny. He has campaigned tirelessly and fearlessly against Putin and his corruption. Five months...
Category : Corruption
One by One, the Domestic Terrorists Who Swarmed the Capitol Are Identified. But Most Will Not Be.
This is a very satisfying post at the blog “Crooks & Liars.” The vandals and terrorists who invaded the U.S. Capitol took selfies and posed...
Michael Gerson: The Moral Hypocrisy of Conservative Leaders
So you thought the election was over after Joe Biden won the vote of the Electoral College on December 14, as predicted, by 306-232. And...
Florida: Leader of Closed Charter School Indicted for Embezzlement
The leader of Paramount Charter School in Broward County, now closed, was indicted for theft of federal funds. The school opened in 2015, promising to...
Philadelphia: Former Chief Financial Officer of Charter School Charged with Huge Embezzlement
The former chief financial officer of a now-closed charter school in North Philadelphia was charged with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the school...
Nancy Bailey: Business Terms Should Be Expelled from Our Schools
Last year, Nancy Bailey and I co-authored a glossary of words, terms, and the names of organizations in education today. It is called Edspeak and...
Oklahoma: Governor Removes Chair of Virtual Charter Board Who Was Cleaning Up Conflicts ofInterest
John Harrington, chair of Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, wanted to force out two members of the board who apparently had conflicts of interest...
Would Mitch McConnell Destroy Biden’s Presidency?
Paul Waldman, a regular columnist for the Washington Post, lays out a nightmare scenario in which Senate Majority Leader McConnell stifles Biden’s presidency. It now...
Trump Appointee Seeks to Destroy Voice of America
For many years, the American government’s broadcast outlet was widely perceived as independent and nonpartisan. Trump has sought to demolish that reputation by putting a...
Jennifer Berkshire: Will Education Cause The GOP to Lose Arizona?
Jennifer Berkshire writes in this post about the educational awakening in Arizona, the result of #red4ed and the teachers’ revolt of 2018. Proposition 208 is...