Legal & Law
Benefits of hiring a Fraud Attorney
A fraud attorney can prove invaluable to victims of the financial industry. They can help victims collect evidence and file legal documents. They can also represent them in…
Legal & Law
history
Top Three Media Lies About the Syrian Peace Talks
The media spin machine is again kicking into high gear, perfectly timed to accompany the “Geneva II” Syria peace talks. The lies are necessary to give the Obama administration…
history
Justice Denied for Oscar Grant
Two years ago, with the election and inauguration of the first African American President, the corporate media in the U.S. was giddy with excitement that America had entered…
Legal & Law
In Defense of Student Activists
Bill Leumer In December 2009, eleven student activists at San Francisco State University (SFSU) occupied the business building on campus, preventing classes from being held for one day.…
Legal & Law
The Rift Between Teachers and Democrats Widens
The corporate media is brutally honest on rare occasions. Take for example a recent article in The New York Times Magazine, titled The Teachers’ Union’s Last Stand. The…
Legal & Law
Teachers and Democrats Head for Divorce
It’s best to quickly recognize the red flags in any failing relationship. This way, ties can be severed rather than allow things to linger forever in dysfunction. For…
Legal & Law
Billionaires Unite! (Against Public Education and Teachers)
In less than a week two billionaires have joined the anti-teacher “Billionaires Club”: a group of ultra-wealthy individuals hell-bent on destroying public education and teachers’ unions. The newest…
history
A Curious New York Times Article on Teacher Evaluations
A recent New York Times article, “Curious Grade For Teachers: Nearly All Pass,” finds incredulous the idea that, “In Florida, 97 percent of teachers were deemed effective or…
Education
Tearing Down the Ivory Tower: a Defense of Vocational Education
In 2012, Diane Ravitch wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal that highlighted the many ways in which the over-emphasis on standardized testing has created a crisis…
Education
The New York Times Gets an ‘F’ on Education Policy
Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer A recent New York Times editorial took a moment out to lecture mayor-elect of New York City Bill de Blasio on how he…