Choosing Democracy

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

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

DOLORES HUERTA FOUNDATION

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antiracismdsa: DOLORES HUERTA FOUNDATION :   Thank y Thank you  so much for helping to make my 93rd birthday special. I’m touched that hundr...
Monday, May 01, 2023

May Day Fairness to Freedom Act

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antiracismdsa: May Day Fairness to Freedom Act :   We Need Humane Immigration Policies. The Fairness to Freedom Act of 2023,  introduced by ...
Friday, April 28, 2023

RS Seminar- Economic Crisis: AOC :'January 6 Was a Dress Rehearsal' for GOP Cam...

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: AOC :'January 6 Was a Dress Rehearsal' for GOP Cam... :   AOC: 'January 6 Was a Dress Rehearsal' for GOP Campaign to Expel...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

State and local experience proves school vouchers are a failed policy that must be opposed: As voucher expansion bills gain momentum, look to public school advocates for guidance

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State and local experience proves school vouchers are a failed policy that must be opposed: As voucher expansion bills gain momentum, look t...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Harry Belafonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Live)

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Friday, April 14, 2023

US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of “Patriotic Education” Henry A. Giroux ,

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The relentless state-based attacks on Black people in the U.S. and  the war being waged against public and higher education  are not unrelat...
Thursday, April 06, 2023

Former Teacher, Union Leader elected to Mayor of Chicago

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  First of all, let me begin by congratulating Brandon Johnson on being elected as the next mayor of Chicago, and Janet Protasiewicz on her ...
Saturday, April 01, 2023

The Need to Defend Public Education

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Randi Weingarten  March 28, 2023 Common Dreams Our public schools shouldn't be pawns for politicians' ambitions. Or defunded and des...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Celebrate the Life of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

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Celebrating Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta    1972- Sacramento  March 31   is Cesar Chavez’s birthday and Cesar Chavez Day – a state holida...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Fight the Anti Immigrant Right

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Whether you are a DSA member of not, you may find North Star's anti ultra-right work deserving of your attention.  We are preparing for ...
Sunday, March 26, 2023

In Defense of Public Education

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Duane, On  Tuesday, March 28,  I’ll be delivering a major address, “In Defense of Public Education,” as the institution comes under renewed ...
Monday, March 20, 2023

Will the Education Culture War Backfire on Republicans?

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Will the Education Culture War Backfire on Republicans? : Conservative screaming about wokeness is a substitute for the old priorities of sc...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Who Wants to Teach in Florida ?

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Gov. Ron DeSantis’s culture warmongering has helped produce the highest teacher vacancy rates in the country. Governor of Florida Ron DeSant...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Realizing the Promise of LCFF

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  Public Advocates was instrumental in shaping the Local Control Funding Formula, California’s landmark school funding policy. Signed into l...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

AMLO on Organizing Against Republicans

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  AMLO on organizing against Republicans.  “We are not going to allow any foreign government to intervene and much less foreign armed forces...

Farmworkers Union Seeks A California Revival

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antiracismdsa: Farmworkers Union Seeks A California Revival :       Farmworkers Union, a ’60s Liberal Icon, Seeks a California Revival Decad...
Wednesday, March 08, 2023

Creating Community Schools in Sacramento

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 Community schools are a $3,1 Billion dollar program to create community schools in California. Community schools are to be responsive to lo...

Scholarship Funds Available

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Monday, March 06, 2023

Publisher Fights Back agains DeSantis Censorship Campaign

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  Haymarket Books Fights Back Against Republican Attacks on Educational Freedom Ramenda Cyrus  February 20, 2023 The American Prospect This ...
Friday, March 03, 2023

We are not a nation divided by political ideology: Rev Barber

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  Here’s The Ultimate Truth About Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘National Divorce’ Myth   Far too many Americans accept the premise that we are a...
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