Add Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to the short [so far] list of state leaders who think single-payer health care is the way to go
Illinois prison overcrowding is dangerous for everyone
Illinois prisons have a worsening problem, with a ratio of inmates to guards that is producing conditions dangerous to guards, inmates and the citizens
Obama is increasing the number of female and minority judges
Looking for some good news about the Obama presidency? Here’s one: President Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversity the
Do CEOs make 475 times more than workers? Not really.
A chart that has gone viral on social media sites claims that American CEOs earn 475 times more per year than the average worker.
We need politicians to do their day jobs
It’s present in the rhetoric of virtually all politicians. “We need to have a work ethic; it’s not American to be lazy.” Like so
Education: When more is less
The “more is always better” approach to instructional time is a popular and destructive fetish among educational policy makers (and one that goes hand-in-hand
Workers feel the heat from employers after Citizens United ruling
Former President Jimmy Carter recently called it “one of the stupidest rulings ever consummated or perpetrated on the American people.” President Obama was equally
Bad economy is good for life expectancy of landfills
The economic slump is reducing the amount of garbage sent to landfills. As a result, the life expectancy of some landfills may be extended.
Evaluating teachers based on students’ test scores is harmful. Here’s why.
I taught sixth grade in a local public middle school for six years. It was a struggling, blue-collar district. My students’ parents did not
Obama’s jobs plan could prevent 2012 recession, say economists
“President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan would help avoid a return to recession by maintaining growth and pushing down the unemployment rate next