David Dayen: How Little Can the GOP Do for Working People?
David Dayen writes a daily update on the pandemic crisis for the American Prospect. It is called “Unsanitized.” I highly recommend it. In this post,...
Category : Jobs
FDR: His “Economic Bill of Rights”
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his State of the Union address on January 11, 1944. Seventy-five years ago today. He included what was then called...
“We Want Our America Back”
What Has America Learned from Having Attended Trump University? Trump offered America a deal. I’m smart. He said. Really, really smart, OK? I started with...
Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Trump Voters Most
The New York Times showed that Trump tariffs on cars will boomerang and hurt Trump voters in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. “BRUSSELS — President...
A Better, Clearer Version of Martin Luther King, Jr., Historic Speech: “I Have a Dream”
Thanks to Fred Smith for sending a sharper, clearer video of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s magnificent speech, “I Have a Dream.” In addition to...
Watch Martin Luther King Jr. Deliver His “I Have a Dream” Speech
One of the greatest speeches in American history was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28,1963,on the Mall in Washington, D.C. You...
Gary Sasso: Why Don’t the Billionaires Support Public Schools?
In an article in Salon, Gary Sasso asks why the billionaires are so intent on funding privately-managed alternatives to public schools. Sasso is the Dean...
The Youngstown Story: An All Too Familiar Story of Urban Distress
Vince Guerrieri is a Youngstown native and a writer. He tells the history of Youngstown, Ohio, in this post. Governor John Kasich has targeted Youngstown...
Gene V. Glass: Education Reformers and the “Shoe Button Complex”
Gene V. Glass, emeritus professor at Arizona State University and an associate of the National Education Policy Center, ponders the ubiquity of the “Shoe Button...
Note to Reformers: Poverty Matters: Poverty Hurts Children
One of the central narratives of the faux “reform” movement is that poverty is just an excuse for bad teachers. In my book “Reign of...