Why I am Fasting: An Explanation to My Friends
The justification for NCLB was the determination that our urban schools are staffed by mediocre drones who will suddenly become terrific teachers if we place a sword of terror just above their heads.
The justification for NCLB was the determination that our urban schools are staffed by mediocre drones who will suddenly become terrific teachers if we place a sword of terror just above their heads.
For nearly her entire 51 years, Caroline Kennedy has been part of the socio-political fabric of this nation. She first captivated America as the tin...
Bush managed to fool a significant number of voters into believing he shared their conservative values. But you can't argue with his record: he's a free-spending liberal who could make Ted Kennedy blush.
His incredible keynote speech at the 1980 convention was undermined by the rancor of the primary race against Carter. We turned away from the values he espoused then and submitted to Republican thievery.
It's politically inconvenient for Washington to recognize that some high schools may tacitly encourage failing students to drop out so that the schools' test scores don't have to include their low marks.
In Barack, I see that next generation of American leadership: a figure who can transcend the divisions in this country that my family and I have fought so hard to tear down.
We were given some bad, sad, and shocking news yesterday. It was announced that Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Terminal ...
Kennedy's death came when the world was on the cusp of transformation -- between authoritarian societies and social and political justice. Much of that change was stalled in the US for decades to come.
Death can be infused with love and caring; and for the most part, peace can come, and in a strange way, gratitude for the opportunity to celebrate a full life.
Clinton can achieve more and leave a greater legacy of service to her country and her gender as a four- or-five term senator from NY than as a one-term failed president, like Carter.
Speaking with both Drs. Friedman who are treating Kennedy, I was impressed with their devotion not just to the best clinical care and research, but to their patients' emotional and spiritual needs.
She would be more useful to America as a progressive Senator than as a centrist president, which is how she has positioned herself in contrast to the more liberal Barack Obama and John Edwards.
To get through this recession we must make sure that the livelihoods of all Americans -- particularly women -- are protected by sound laws and policies.
Symbols matter. Elections are about perceptions. Once Hillary is put away, Obama will need Bill, so I suggest he improve his groveling. Hell, he secured that lapel pin and got that bowling ball down the lane, didn't he?
A new feature of the Brady Campaign Blog -- the Brady NewsWatch,
The news that Sen. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor has stirred a nationwide reaction; let us not eulogize him prematurely - if there is one thing Democrats and Republicans agree upon it's that Ted Kennedy is a fighter.