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Preparing for the End of Consumer Society
Deregulation of the banking sector and a deluge of easily available credit perpetuates income inequality.
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William Rivers Pitt | “Good” Television: Why the Networks Want Clinton v. Trump
Editors, columnists and producers are rubbing their hands together as they do all they can to steer the situation toward a Trump v. Clinton contest.
Clinton Visits a Seattle High School, and Student Resentments Surface
At a school with over 90% students of color and 70% on free or reduced lunch, most of the political world right now affects us directly.
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Michael Albert, Noam Chomsky, et. al. | Some Possible Ideas for Going Forward
Activists worldwide are struggling to unite behind shared progressive priorities. Here's our vision for a left agenda.
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The Wars in Our Schools: An Ex-Army Ranger Finds a New Mission
Confronting the attacks on education in the US should also mean trying to interrupt that school-to-military pipeline.
Why Are K-12 School Leaders Being Trained in Coercive Interrogation Techniques?
Educators are taught how to extract confessions from students, so the school-to-prison pipeline shrinks.
The GOP Is Now Bragging About Voter Suppression
Let's make voting a constitutional right.
Despite Public Education’s Gains, a Widening Cultural Lag Remains
One wonders how the current model of K-12 education can transition fast enough to keep up or whether it can keep up at all.
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Neocolonialism Served to Me on a Platter: A Kenyan Doctor’s Experience on Returning Home
I recently had a vivid encounter with neocolonialism when I visited my parents' homeland Kenya.
Could Bernie Sanders Heal Our Economy?
Some liberal critics, like Paul Krugman, argue that Sanders' economic platform is unrealistic. They are dead wrong.