Blogging from the Edge of Democracy

Houthi-Gate Hearing Today: Lying to Congress Is a Felony It’s not often you watch careers end live on TV. But Tulsi Gabbard has very likely perjured herself today and Radcliffe just finished his. Trump will ...

"Much Worse Than Ever Before": Abubaker Abed Reports from Gaza as Israel Weighs Broader Invasion We go to Gaza for a report on the brutal conditions of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians from Abubaker Abed, a 22-year-old journalist who has recently been...

Research Studies Of The Week I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are...

Elon Musk Is Not the Problem As the world’s top billionaire rummages through the inner workings of its mightiest state, the influence of America’s oligarchs is hard to miss these day...

Who’s Not Cool With AC? This past summer was hot, hotter than it used to be, and this is causing a lot of new challenges for work, infrastructure, our social lives, and our health...

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe Today, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, opening the door to statewide bans and subsequent rulings that will harm Black people disproportiona...

Activists Explain What True Cannabis Equity Looks Like for People of Color Social justice leaders are calling for a path forward for Black Illinoisans who have been severely impacted by the war on drugs.

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, The Madness of War, American-Style In choosing a title for his final, posthumously published book, the prominent public intellectual Tony Judt turned to a poem by Oliver Goldsmith, *The De...

Whose Opinions Matter in Education World? It's hard to identify education heroes and sheroes. And perhaps even harder to pinpoint just whose work is slanted, paid-for and dishonest.

Mom: My kindergartner was suspended 16 times in 4 months. Here’s what happened. “Have You Heard” is a new podcast series by Jennifer Berkshire and Aaron French. Berkshire is a freelance journalist and public education advocate who writ...