by Roger Hickey | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016
Many young people are discovering a historical secret: There was a time, only a few decades ago, when almost all Americans could find a way to attend college or university (like the University of California or New York University) and emerge with a degree without...
by Roger Hickey | Jul 13, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
It seems like overnight. Americans' attitudes are changing on social issues – like gay marriage and the flying of the Confederate flag at state capitols. But the changes seem fast only if you ignore the centuries of slavery, Jim Crow, and repression, before that rapid...
by Roger Hickey | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Education
Last week Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Senate’s foremost advocate for lowering student debt and lowering the cost of college, received a petition signed by more than 240,000 people. The petition called on Congress and President Obama to cancel all student debt – all...
by Roger Hickey | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog, Education
The following are statements issued by the U.S. Student Association and the Education Trust. From: Maxwell Love, President, U.S. Student Association Alexandra Flores-Quilty, Vice President, U.S. Student Association FRIDAY, MARCH 20th, 2015 As you might have heard,...
by Roger Hickey | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the most visible leader of the growing populist movement that is uniting a new majority around an agenda for economic change. But with media visibility comes oversimplified media analysis. For example, a December 24 McClatchy News...