Join Me Wednesday to Learn the Inside Story of the New Orleans “Coup D’Etat”
On Wednesday February 10, I will host a Zoom discussion with Raynard Sanders about his new book, The Coup D’état of the New Orleans Public...
Category : Propaganda
Washington Post: How Trump’s Denial and Mismanagement Worsened COVID
As of this writing, at least 340,000 people have died of COVID. Washington Post reporters wrote a comprehensive account of how Donald Trump bungled the...
Wendy Lecker: Two Books That Demonstrate Why Public Education Matters
Wendy Lecker is a civil rights attorney who writes frequently for the Stamford Advocate. In this column, she reviews two important books: One shows how...
Oakland School Board Election: Money Can’t Buy Everything
Ken Rice was an elected member of the Oakland Unified School District from 1997-2000. That was before the billionaire disrupters decided to take control of...
In the Public Interest: Beware the Privatization Racket!
The nonpartisan “In the Public Interest” keeps close watch on privatization across all sectors, including education. Corporate interests are preying on the public sector, looking...
Rob Schofield: This Land Belongs to You and Me, Not the Privatizers
Rob Schofield of North Carolina Policy Watch lives in a state taken over by the Tea Party, who are intent on selling off whatever they...
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...
Watch Trump’s Call for “Patriotic History”
This is a short teaching video created by Tim Slekar, dean of the college of education at Edgewood College in Milwaukee. In the video, you...
Trump: Schools Must Teach “Patriotic” U.S. History
Standing in front of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution at the National Archives, Trump denounced the teaching of history in U.S. schools...
New York Times: How Trump Destroyed the C.I.A.
This article in the New York Times Magazine b Robert Draper confirms our worst suspicions about Trump. He has used his authority to eliminate any...