Henry Giroux/Commentary

  Democracy on life support: Donald Trump’s first anniversary   by Henry A. Giroux Donald Trump was elected president of the United States a year ago today. His ascendancy in American politics has made visible a culture of cruelty, a contempt for civic...

Henry Giroux: Trump vs. Comey

Trump Versus Comey: The Politics of Lawlessness, Lying and Fake News   by Henry A. Giroux Contributing editor Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey as the director of the FBI has caused a firestorm around the country, but for the wrong reasons. Rather than see...
Nancy Barno Reynolds/Gaslighting 2017

Nancy Barno Reynolds/Gaslighting 2017

  common core cartoon by WWYD? *** The Gaslighting Started before 2017   by Nancy Barno Reynolds In 2010 when the State Standards (CCSS) were rolled out, proponents announced some news that seemed to make sense to anyone who had been in the field of teaching...
Jim Palombo/Politics

Jim Palombo/Politics

   Photo by PeteLinforth (Pixabay) *** GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS   by Jim Palombo The partnership of the Conservative agenda and Donald Trump is on. And the alliance, holy or otherwise, can be confusing. After all neither political nor individual behavior...
Larry Dake/Education

Larry Dake/Education

JJ Thompson photo. Unsplash.com *** What do the 2015 PISA Results Tell Us About American Schools?  An Encouraging Story…   by Larry Dake The public refrain has been familiar for some time now: “Public schools are in crisis and we have to fix them.”  This theme...