Det News op-ed: ‘Mayoral control isn’t the answer for Detroit schools’
A recent op-ed of mine appeared in one of the big Michigan papers, the Detroit News, not too long ago. It’s about why mayoral control—a bad idea in the first place, I believe—is an even worse idea in a city like Detroit. Education Secretary Arne Duncan came to the Motor City in May to peddle his mayoral-control message to Detroit Public School leaders that, quite frankly, are so shellshocked at this point they might buy into anything for their crumbling city and schools. Hold... Read More
The ‘Greatest Swindle Ever Sold’ Swindles On and On and On…
I’ve been blogging quite a bit at MotherJones.com, where I’m now working, on the ever-growing swindle that is the government bailout. It’s at around $13 trillion dollars now, and as I show, it’s painfully clear that the bailout has nothing to do with taxpayers or small-business owners or normal citizens. Instead, this has been a bailout of the banks, by the banks, for the banks. Below is a compilation of some recent blogging. I’d love to know what... Read More
