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Who Is Victimizing Chicago’s Kids?
Yes, schoolchildren in Chicago are victims, but not of their teachers...
Is Education a Silver Bullet for Fixing the Economy?
Of the 10 occupations expected to create the most jobs, eight of them require a high school degree or less. These numbers foretell an economy where even workers with …
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Robert Reich: Four Reasons Why Romney Might Still Win
Rumors of Romneyu2019s demise are premature for at least four reasons.
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Let the Buyer Beware in a Free-Market Health Care System
The myth of the sanctity of free markets in health care keeps on chugging along, despite overwhelming evidence from around the world that they donu2019t work
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What We Won in Chicago
The Chicago Teachers Union, through its courage and militancy, has shifted the ground on education reform and on teacher unionism. They have shown not only that it is possible …
Beyond God and Guns: Why the GOP May Lose the White Working Class
A new study busts harmful myths about white working class men and women.
Western Presumptions, Muslim Apologies: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Bigotry meets violence when essentialist and reductivist attitudes hold sway and connections are unquestioningly created between the acts of the individual and the identity of entire nations, ethnicities, or …
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Angry Libyans Target Militias, Forcing Flight
Angry over the killing of the American ambassador, thousands of Libyans demanded the disarming of the militias that helped topple the dictatorship.
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Ten Questions Romney Should Answer About His Taxes
Romney released his 2011 tax return, which showed that he paid a tax rate of approximately 14 percent on more than $13 million of reported income.
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Beyond “Good” and “Bad”: On Teachers
Great teachers stay focused all times, linking empowerment - the ability to think and act critically - to the concept of social transformation.