by Kristin Bumiller | Aug 30, 2010 | The Public Humanist
My reflections follow from Bob Meager’s insights into the melancholy that besets academics at this time of the year. I share his dismay about re-entry into a world that is often distracted by a war of words, where victory is often measured by the promotion of...
by James Heflin | Aug 30, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Somehow I don’t think Martin Luther King would be into having his movement “reclaimed” by a maniac and a simpleton, one of whom called Obama a racist and the other who’s fueled anti-Islamic sentiment with her absurdist anti-Ground Zero...
by On Springfield | Aug 30, 2010 | On Springfield
The on-going controversy surrounding charter schools —Do they unfairly siphon crucial money away from already struggling local schools to serve a self-selecting group of families? Or do they offer important models of educational innovation, and serve kids not...