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Understanding the Chicago Teachers’ Strike
This is NOT just about the classroom. This is about the state of education in the country.
This is NOT just about the classroom. This is about the state of education in the country.
Joe Biden’s Insensitive Responses to Slavery and Reparations
To stand on a stage as a candidate and look like you've never thought about it, is inane.
To stand on a stage as a candidate and look like you’ve never thought about it, is inane.
Hopelessness and Despair
No matter what we disagree on, we have these same enemies.
No matter what we disagree on, we have these same enemies.
Author, Mentor, Nobel Laureate: Remembering Toni Morrison
"If you can only be tall because someone else is on his knees, then you have a problem." -- Toni Morrison
“If you can only be tall because someone else is on his knees, then you have a problem.” — Toni Morrison
Yet Another Mass Shooting by a White Supremacist
You have your chance to be on the right side of history.
You have your chance to be on the right side of history.
Jesse Jackson, Dr. King, and Chicago Music (Here’s the Connection)
A presidential candidate let one of his low-level volunteers use his words in a recording for his band, without placing conditions on it or making a big deal about it.
A presidential candidate let one of his low-level volunteers use his words in a recording for his band, without placing conditions on it or making a big deal about it.
Hurt People Hurt People
By the time someone’s depression has gotten the better of them or their suicidal ideation has reached full immersion, they may be hurt enough that hurting other people is the only way to say, “please help me.”
By the time someone’s depression has gotten the better of them or their suicidal ideation has reached full immersion, they may be hurt enough that hurting other people is the only way to say, “please help me.”
What Is Probably in Area 51
Jim Marcus ponders what may be kept in Area 51.
Jim Marcus ponders what may be kept in Area 51.
Late-Stage Capitalism
When will all the bubbles pop?
When will all the bubbles pop?
What Comes Next Is Important
NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo will not be charged in Eric Garner's death
— 5 years ago today, July 17th, 2014, police officers accused Eric Garner of selling individual cigarettes on the street and choked him until he fell to the ground. The entire thing was caught on cellphone video as he told them he couldn’t breathe. He told them, audibly, 11 times that he couldn’t breathe. They…
The Heroes Among Us
In the middle of chaos, people often act like heroes.
In the middle of chaos, people often act like heroes.
The Vatican’s Rejection of Transgender People
What gender we are is not going to be the biggest obstacle of the human condition.
What gender we are is not going to be the biggest obstacle of the human condition.
The Ethics of Tipping Service People
What percentage of a tip to leave isn't the right question.
What percentage of a tip to leave isn’t the right question.
Identity Politics in the Workplace
Why is it so important that people feel safe -- feel the freedom to be who they are in safety?
Why is it so important that people feel safe- feel the freedom to be who they are in safety?
Promises to Veterans on Memorial Day
Let's work together to make these promises a reality for those who have served their country.
Let’s work together to make these promises a reality for those who have served their country.