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Actor Attacked In Chicago Hate Crime 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett attacked in possible hate crime. NY Daily News: "“Empire” star Jussie Smollett says he was was the victim of a possible hate crime Tuesday in Chicago after he was targeted by two attackers who hurled...
In Solidarity with Jussie
Photo courtesy of Music of Sound / Jussie Smollett In reading about the racist and homophobic attack on 36-year-old actor Jussie Smollett, I was plunged into deep sadness. I stand in spiritual solidarity with Jussie - I cannot be at his bedside tonight. Instead, I’ve...
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VA Teachers March To Demand Funding Thousands of Virginia teachers march to state capitol demanding more funding, better salaries. ThinkProgress: "Thousands of Virginia teachers left their classrooms and rallied in Richmond on Monday to demand more education funding...
Teacher Strikes Shift Politics of Charter School Agenda
Photo credit: Fibonacci Blue/flickr/cc The emergence of charter schools as an important consideration in teacher collective bargaining agreements, and the recognition of charters as a form of privatization, are two major developments in the education policy and...
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Shutdown Ends For Now, With Few Paychecks Some federal employees still can’t afford diapers as they await paychecks. WaPo: "The partial government shutdown is over — at least for the next few weeks — but that did not matter to the group unloading thousands of diapers...
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Trump Tells Unpaid Workers To Borrow Groceries Trump tells federal workers to borrow groceries as second missed pay day looms. ThinkProgress: "President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the 800,000 federal workers who are facing a second missed paycheck at the end...
Why the 'Ideas Primary' Matters
U.S. presidential contests may seem never-ending, but if the debate is about policy - instead of personality - is that such a bad thing? The 2020 presidential campaign began long before the midterms ended. Reporters have already started covering the gaggle of...
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White House Digs In For A Shutdown Into Spring Trump admin planning for even longer shutdown. WaPo: "White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has pressed agency leaders to provide him with a list of the highest-impact programs that will be jeopardized if the...
Could Elizabeth Warren Be The Next President?
Over the past ten years, I’ve written hundreds of articles on topics from Medicare For All, voter suppression, Constitutional law, to Trump’s gold-plated toilet. None has generated more excitement than an article I wrote in December, 2014, urging Elizabeth...
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L.A. Teachers Win Smaller Classes, Better Pay L.A. teachers end six-day strike after the majority approve contract deal. CNBC: "L.A. teachers overwhelmingly approved a new contract Tuesday and planned to return to the classroom after a six-day strike over funding and...
