Directing state power against those who participate in movements for justice and equality undermines genuine efforts to confront all manifestations of bigotry and oppression while weakening democratic life. more
“This decision, fueled by harmful misinformation campaigns that we believe have external political motives, will tear families apart and send individuals to a country they have not known for over 20 years,” one campaigner said. more
By all measures, historian of education Diane Ravitch’s five-decade career as a writer, speaker, and advocate for public schooling has been jagged. A once-prominent conservative who supported charter schools, rigorous standardized testing, and tax-funded vouchers, Ravitch served in the administrations of Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton before realizing that the agenda she had championed was doing a disservice to America’s children—and their teachers. more
In a few short months, the United States will begin formal celebrations of its founding—a revolt against a British king who, the revolutionaries declared, had oppressed “large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation.” Today, a monarchical U.S. President targets the great cities of this beleaguered nation on the eve of its 250th birthday. more