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…
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…
Forms of Privatization in Public Education The idea that government can’t do anything right has been trumpeted by the right wing for decades, particularly by its recently deceased…
Opposition to the Common Core Standards and the tests tied to them is rising, as a recent Wall Street Journal article (May 6) underlined. Approval for Common Core is now…
“Socialism!” The mere uttering of the word conjures up the most horrifying nightmare for a small, extremely rich minority who, because it monopolizes the productive forces of society-the factories…
Ann Robertson But socialism is more than being well paid for the work one does. It truly revolutionizes how society operates. The capitalist system, in which a small…
This article is available as a PDF. Please see the Publications page. This the first part of this article has been translated into Greek and Italian. Introduction Again, I’m not enough of…
Ann Robertson Marx’s analysis of capitalism, unlike bourgeois accounts, is conducted from a historical perspective. In other words, Marx was keenly aware that during the march of history,…
The world today is undeniably chaotic — war, abject poverty, and unimaginable wealth exist side by side. In an attempt to explain the current social turmoil, some have…
Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer There are basically two benefits to being a member of a revolutionary party. The first, an educational benefit, plays out on several different…
