Who will pay for everybody's free college?
A tax on Wall Street speculation will not only make public colleges and universities tuition-free, it will substantially lower interest rates on college debt.
Washington State electorate gives green light on important issues
Tacoma voters approved a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2018, a partial victory.
MillionStudentMarch demands end to education profiteering, wage stagnation
According to the #MillionStudentMarch website, 58 percent of the $1 trillion owed in student loans are held by the poorest 23 percent of Americans.
New Yorkers protest hedge fund-backed charter school ad
Parents, civil rights leaders, elected officials, clergy and advocacy groups rallied outside the NYC Department of Education HQ.
Protest hypocritical charter school TV ad
"FES has actively opposed educational equity by working against fair funding for schools that serve high need students."
Sanders visits University of Chicago
"As a result of the disastrous decision in the Citizens United case, the American political system has become totally corrupted."
Today in civil rights history: James Meredith graduates from Ole Miss
Twice denied admission, he filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, alleging that the university had rejected him only because of his race.
Ohioans protest as Kasich announces his campaign for presidency
Ohioans fed up with John Kasich's pro-1 percent policies came out in droves to protest their governor as he announced his bid for the Republican nomination for president
Today in history: The Americans with Disabilities Act signed 25 years ago
It was dedicated activism that accomplished these measures so that the benefits of living in a modern society can be accessed by millions more people.
Education: is it job training, or preparation for democracy?
If we want our nation to create more people like history's innovators and inventors, we would be wise to teach our children how to think like they did.
