Truthout
The Public Intellectual
Progressive academics address important social issues.
Schools and the Pedagogy of Punishment
Students are being miseducated, criminalized and arrested through a form of penal pedagogy in lockdown schools that resemble prisons
The Spectacle of Illiteracy and the Crisis of Democracy
The image of the public sphere has given way to the spectacle of unbridled intolerance and ignorance.
Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spectacle
The growing dominance of a right-wing media forged in a pedagogy of hate has become a crucial element providing numerous platforms for a culture of cruelty.
Obama’s View of Education Is Stuck in Reverse
Educational reform for the Obama administration "starts with testing and ends with data and more testing."
Children of the Recession: Remembering “Manchild in the Promised Land”
The hybridized concept of "manchild" marks a space in which innocence is lost and childhood stolen.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor and the New Racism: Getting Beyond the Politics of Denial
The public morality of American life and social policy regarding matters of racial justice are increasingly subject to a politics of denial.
Child Beauty Pageants: A Scene From the “Other America”
The other America is the at times glitzy, often gaudy world of rampant commodification and sexualization.
Youth and the Myth of a Post-Racial Society Under Barack Obama
While "post-racial" may mean less overt racism, the idea that we have moved into a post-racial period in American history is an act of willful denial and ignorance.
Disney, Casino Capitalism and the Exploitation of Young Boys: Beyond the Politics of Innocence
The potential for lucrative profits to be made off the spending habits and economic influence of kids has certainly not been lost on Disney.
Locked Out and Locked Up: Youth Missing in Action From Obama’s Stimulus Plan
Young people in the US face a fragile quality of life.