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Henry A. Giroux | The Spectacle of Illiteracy and the Crisis of Democracy
Henry Giroux: We have moved from a culture of questioning to a culture of shouting and in doing so have restaged politics and power in both unproductive and anti-democratic …
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How School of the Americas Watch’s Perseverance Is Paying Off
When the first School of the Americas, or SOA, mass protest was held in 1990, its organizers probably didnu2019t think they would still be at it 23 years later.
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Petition Works: 37-Year Hispanic Scholarship Fund Dream Policy Overturned
Last month directors of the national Hispanic Scholarship Fund voted to reverse a 37-year-old policy of excluding DREAM students.
Noam Chomsky on Education and How “Manufacturing Consent” Brought Attention to East Timor Massacres
At the premier of the new animated film “Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?” in New York City, Noam Chomsky joined filmmaker Michel Gondry in conversation.
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Will Congress Make College Textbooks Free?
The government may subsidize the cost of text books as skyrocketing prices have become a burden on already financially stressed students.
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A Daughter Is Born in the Swat Valley of Pakistan and Set Free by Knowledge
My father always said, “Malala will be free as a bird.” I dreamed of going to the top of Mount Elum like Alexander the Great to touch Jupiter and …
North Carolina Students Push Past Bad News For Good Policy Proposals
Members of the Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network in North Carolina refuse to be discouraged by the stateu2019s bad news, and propose policy changes that would make a difference …
Burlington College Students Voluntarily Dissolve Student Government. Form Student Union in Wake of Unfair Firings and Poverty Wages for Professors
The Burlington College Community was notified of a series of restructuring decisions on the part of the current administration including the gutting of many of the art programs. A …
Henry Giroux on the “School to Prison Pipeline”
Education expert Henry Giroux tells Bill public schools are suffering from an overemphasis on academic testing as teachers are stripped of their powers, in schools with disciplinary systems that …
Boycotts, Academic Freedom, History
At the November 22 weekend's annual meeting of the American Studies Association, a resolution for an academic boycott of Israel was presented for a vote in the National Council.