The young people who assembled at the Woodstock music festival in August 1969 epitomized the countercultural movements and changes occurring in U.S. society at the time. One commentator described the three-day event as “an open, classless society of music, sex, drugs, love and peace.” The “open” display of these activities […] Read more »
Why the U.S. Has Long Resisted Universal Child Care
Most Americans say it’s not ideal for a child to be raised by two working parents. Yet in two-thirds of American families, both parents work. This disconnect between ideals and reality helps explain why the United States has been so resistant to universal public child care. Even as child care […] Read more »
The facts on the US children and teens killed by firearms
Injuries from firearms are a leading cause of death for American children and teens. Whytock/Shutterstock.com Marc A Zimmerman, University of Michigan; Patrick Carter, University of Michigan, and Rebecca Cunningham, University of Michigan Injury is the leading cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents, accounting for over 60% of all […] Read more »
Frustration in the schools
Frustrated by poor pay and underfunded schools, half of public school teachers nationally have seriously considered leaving the profession in the past few years — and majorities in the 2019 PDK Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools say that given the opportunity, they’d vote to strike. Were […] Read more »
Integration vs. White Intransigence
The revival of the argument over school busing illuminates a continuing predicament for Democrats and proponents of racial equality. Integration works, but how do we get it to fly in the face of white intransigence? CONT. Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times Read more »
The Fox effect? GOP voters agree with harsh messaging on migrant kids
The other day, Brian Kilmeade stirred controversy on “Fox and Friends” — a show our president watches religiously — with harsh rhetoric about the migrant children currently being held in horrific, inhumane conditions at the southern border. “Like it or not, these aren’t our kids,” Kilmeade said. “Show them some […] Read more »