Choosing Democracy

A discussion of major issues facing our democracy with an emphasis on public schooling.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Trampling out the Vintage ? a review of a book on Cesar Chavez

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Trampling Out the Vintage ? A  dissident’s view of the rise and the fall of the United Farm Workers union. By Duane Campbel...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Romney touts dismantling of Bilingual Education

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by Leslie Maxell. Romney Touts Role in Dismantling Bilingual Education in Mass. The Iowa caucuses are just a few days away and Mitt Rom...

Greece, Ireland, Italy, California -Keynes was Right

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By Paul Krugman “The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity at the Treasury.”  So declared John Maynard Keynes in 1937. ...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Assault on Teachers' Unions

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The Assault on Teachers’ Unions By Richard D. Kahlenberg T eachers’ unions are under unprecedented bipartisan attack. The drum...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Naomi Klein interview with Occupy Vancouver

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Monday, December 26, 2011

Brown Announces Some, Not All, Budget Trigger Cuts

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Brown Announces Some, Not All, Budget Trigger Cuts

California Progress Report

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California Progress Report The Bank of America Settlement. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Sunday, December 25, 2011

The Corporations That Occupy Congress | Common Dreams

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The Corporations That Occupy Congress | Common Dreams

Robert Reich (The Defining Issue: Not Government's Size, but Who It's For)

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Robert Reich (The Defining Issue: Not Government's Size, but Who It's For)
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Throw the bankers in jail !

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A problem with the Country Wide the WaMU settlements. We have to consider the externalities of the fraud.  While a $337 million dollar f...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Country Wide settles fraud complaint for $335 million

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Justice Department Reaches $335 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination by Countrywide Financial Corpor...
Sunday, December 18, 2011

Wa Mu collapsed, no prosecution of bankers

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Washington Mutual bank collapsed in 2008, the largest bank failure in U.S. history.  It was the beginning of the banking failures that cre...
Saturday, December 17, 2011

A Nation's Education Left Behind | Common Dreams

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A Nation's Education Left Behind | Common Dreams Diane Ravitch
Friday, December 16, 2011

The Incredible Shrinking State Dollars for K-12 Schools | California Progress Report

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The Incredible Shrinking State Dollars for K-12 Schools | California Progress Report
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Trigger cuts are budget cuts

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Governor Brown, pulled the budget "trigger" Tuesday on a series of "Tier 1" and some "Tier 2" cuts, for a to...
Monday, December 12, 2011

The Few, the Proud, the Very Rich | California Progress Report

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The Few, the Proud, the Very Rich | California Progress Report

Further budget cuts are coming - Severe

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Additional state budget cuts to higher education, k-12, and other services are predicted for this week. They are called Trigger Cuts. http...
Sunday, December 11, 2011

Jeffrey Sachs- Thats not a free market

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Friday, December 09, 2011

Current tests. Ludicrous, shallow thinking, dysfunctional

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Parents. Would you let them do this to your kids? WHEN AN ADULT TOOK STANDARDIZED TESTS FORCED ON KIDS Washington Post "The Answer She...
Thursday, December 08, 2011

President Obama makes economic sense

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Osawatamie, Kansas. Dec.6,2011.
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