by Jeff Bryant | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog
There was a serious bump on the road to what were billed as "record-breaking celebrations" of charter schools and other forms of "school choice" this week. News outlets in Ohio reported the largest charter school closure ever in that state, and perhaps the nation....
by Robert Borosage | Jan 24, 2018 | Blog
Democrats face the fury of their activist base for the remarkably pathetic “deal” they swallowed to end the government shutdown after three days. As hapless Maine Senator Republican Susan Collins can attest, any deal that is premised on Republican Senate leader Mitch...
by America Reyes | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog
My name is America, and I am a DREAMer. I came to this country with my family from Mexico City when I was five years old. Now I live in Las Vegas, where I study criminal justice and philosophy. Soon I’ll be in law school, and hopefully one day, a judge. None of this...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog
A new report concludes 600,000 children have died in the United States for no reason over a 50-year period. Thousands more will die this year, and next year, and the year after that. 600,000 is a lot of people. it’s more than the population of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Or...
by Gloria Totten | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog
Today - January 22 - is the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which recognized abortion as a constitutional right. This year, as in every other, the media has focused coverage on the annual anti-abortion demonstration in Washington, even...
by Leo Gerard | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced this week that the company would repatriate $252 billion, give or take a few billion, then invest in America and create some American jobs – for a change. This is a result of the massive tax cut Congressional Republicans awarded...
