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The “Political Correctness” Smokescreen
THOSE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ARE MOSTLY JUST BIGOTED A##HOLES! That’s right. I said it. I used a swearword in my blog…um…almost! Take that PC Police! Okay. So I’m being a bit tongue in cheek here–but only a bit. In the last few months political observers have commented on the amazing rise of the Washington… Read more
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Elizabeth Warren Schools Our Representatives on Discussing Race
WE CANNOT MAKE PROGRESS ON CIVIL RIGHTS WITHOUT A REASONED AND INFORMED DISCOURSE Read more
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The Tea Party Omerta!
THE TEA PARTY IS THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE CALLED BY NAME I can’t help but notice one more interesting facet of the Boehner resignation that, I don’t believe, anyone else is really talking about. That is the unwillingness to mention the Tea Party, or the right wing of the conservative right, in its role… Read more
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On John Boehner and Dr. Moreau
THE TEA PARTY BEASTS STILL HAVE TEETH Just over two years ago, the last time the Republican Party jumped on the “let’s hold the government hostage to get what we want” scheme, I wrote a series of blogs elaborating what I called the Dr. Moreau Theory of Republican Politics. That is the corporate elite reinforced… Read more
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Jim Crow 2.0
OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN A NEW AGE OF SEGREGATION I like to use an educational technique that I call The Serendipitous Curriculum. I’ve been ribbed about it by administrators in the past, but I believe it is one of the most powerful tools in education. The process is simple. Whenever an unplanned opportunity… Read more
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Don’t Forget the Meaning of Labor Day
REAL PEOPLE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR LABOR RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY In 1877 workers for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shut down the rails to protest multiple pay cuts and exploitative working conditions. Their anger spread throughout the nation, as far away as San Francisco. The militias of ten states were called in to break… Read more
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