In early August, Mayor Bloomberg unleashed a new initiative that would make sex education in New York City schools mandatory. That means for middle
Are U.S. conditions ripe for London-style riots?
In the wake of the London riots, professionals and amateurs are working to decode the exact “causes” of the riots, both proximate and ultimate.
Schakowsky’s bill would create 2 million jobs
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) has proposed a jobs bill that would provide more than two million jobs for people who are currently unemployed. The
Who will be our Walter Cronkite this time?
On February 27, 1968, Walter Cronkite, while anchoring the CBS Evening News, diplomatically and emphatically said “We are mired in a stalemate.” He was
What Obama can learn from FDR
In 1934, President Roosevelt traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin to support working families who were struggling against the equivalent of today’s Koch brothers. By
Gateway Journalism Review: not the watchdog it once was
Media watchers used to look forward to the next edition of the St. Louis Journalism Review [SJR]. Its founder/publisher Charles Klotzer could be counted
Photographer’s notebook: Elegy on a vanished Chrysler plant
The Chrysler assembly plant in Fenton always loomed large on my daily commute, especially in the mornings when the early sun reflected on its
Tax-sponsored vouchers for religious schools? No, says court.
More good news on separation of church and state: A Colorado district court ruled, on August 12, 2011, that “a voucher plan adopted by
Social issues trump social media
It hasn’t been a banner century for progressives. Not too long I re-read a book that my grandmother, Lucille Milner, wrote in 1954, The Education
Mike Huckabee robo calling–again
For the second time in three days, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has robo-called me. Here’s a summary of what he said, with quotes