Austerity

These concerns should not be taken as economically seriously. Instead, they reflect the willingness of those still faithful to a corporate status to make any excuse necessary to preserve it.

Let's be very clear at this point in history: It is free-market ideologues—not democratic socialists—who are killing democracy.

The GOP used the debt ceiling to force spending cuts in 2011. It can’t be allowed again.

Sadly, the Obama-Duncan Race to the Top program promoted the same strategies and goals as No Child Left Behind.

I grew up poor and undocumented. Here's what I've learned.

The pandemic served as a stark reminder of at least two things: that the nuclear family is not enough and that schools can't be its sole safety net.

Let's be clear: poverty exists because we allow it to exist.

There is no outcome, substantive or political, that Republicans would rather have than to see the infrastructure bill go down in flames.

Lesson 1: Essential workers deserve far better.

Republican governors in state after state are cutting off the federal aid. They'd rather turn away free money than relieve pressure on the poor.