Bob Herbert has an important column on war and veterans
It's no longer widely understood - now that war is kept largely out of sight and out of mind…
A group of remarkable teachers . . .
originally posted at Daily Kos on May 11 Tonight I was one of 21 teachers honored at the…
Citizenship and terrorism
is the topic of an important op ed in today's Washington Post. David Cole is a…
Justice probe of Goldman goes beyond deals cited by SEC
is the title of this breaking story which went up on the Washington Post web site at 8:43 EDT this…
35 years ago: America ends its Vietnam folly
We are now looking back 35 years. Tomorrow, April 30, is the anniversary of the Fall of…
Stones into Schools – a response upon reading the book
On Friday I attended ceremonies at the Smithsonian's Baird Auditorium honoring Greg Mortensen…
State and national Republican legislative idiocy
This will be short. I do not consider it sweet. In Virginia, the Governor can propose…
This could be a very sad day – I choose differently
1890 the birth of Adolph Hilter 1999 the shootings at Columbine High School Either…
the violence of Patriots’ Day
in 1775, the outbreak of the American Revolution. The British marched from Boston to…
Looking Past the Spin: Teach for America
is perhaps the most important single article to date on what has developed from the Princeton…
