Just released U.S. Census Bureau data reveal 45.3 million people were poor in America in 2013. One in three of those who are poor is a child. Children remain our poorest age group and children of color and those under five are the poorest. More [...]
It is really not "The Economy" that is the issue; it's poverty that causes us to slide. "It's Poverty" that we must first see and describe. A strong economy will not grow our future. If it could than we would have nothing to deride. Stock prices are [...]
By Yana Kunichoff | Originally Published at Al Jazeera America. September 16, 2014 5:00 AM ETA year after nearly 50 schools closed, overcrowding and safety are big concerns Children play outside one of Chicago's shuttered schools. Yana Kunichoff CHICAGO — It’s the end of the first [...]
Introductory Essay By Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. September 16, 2014 Common Core discussions often center around the "standard" conversation. Parents, teachers, and those interested in education articulate a need for greater consideration. Critics argue, Common Core is a one-size-fit-all negotiation. Countless ask, what [...]
By Heather Ann Thompson | Originally Published at Huffington Post. September 8, 2014 5:59 AM EDT It has taken a long time, far too long, but politicians seem finally to have realized how catastrophically expensive it is for the United States to lock up more people than [...]
Illustration Copyright Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis/AP Images By Chocolate, Pomp, And Circumstance | Originally Published at Chocolate, Pomp, and Circumstances . September 14, 2014 Imagine: You’re at work. You’re scrolling through Facebook or playing Candy Crush instead of paying attention to your conference call – your boss comes into [...]
Illustration by Tara Jacoby By David J. Leonard | Originally Published at Gawker. September 13, 2014 I am an angel in this nation. And I suspect the New York Times or Fox News would remember me as an angel if I am murdered in the middle of [...]
By Janee Woods | Originally Published at AlterNet. September 12, 2014 | Image Racial Microaggressions by Kiyun, Fordham UniversityThere's a difference between feeling uncomfortable and being unsafe in black spaces. One month ago, the nation’s consciousness around race relations was awoken abruptly following the [...]
By Michelle Denise Jackson | Originally Published at For Harriet. September 11, 2014 | Photographic Credit; Shutterstock I have always been good at making people feel uncomfortable by being extremely vocal about my views on political and social issues. This has also led to quite a few [...]
