Coping with a complex messy world: Education for the 21st century and beyond
Critical Thinking—surfacing and rebutting fallacious arguments/claims--is one of the most important skills in dealing with Wicked Messes.
The Resistance needs better heroes
A movement is defined by its heroes. The Resistance can find better heroes than the ones some of its members have chosen – and it should.
This is how borrowing things from our neighbors strengthens society
Research shows that small talk and casual connections create happy communities and less-lonely individuals.
Trump’s game plan
Racism and violence as decoys.
World bank continues financing fossil fuels despite climate crisis
A new report finds that while the multilateral development bank tries to position itself as a climate leader, it still supports gas pipelines, refineries, and gas export terminals.
Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ delivers an empty promise
The administration and its GOP allies are threatening these Americans with even greater hunger and privation.
Student protesters are walking a tightrope in Hong Kong
The whole world is watching Hong Kong.
Using students, teachers, journalists and other professionals as spies puts everyone in jeopardy
Spying is a dirty business, whoever does it.
Bernie Sanders: ‘We will go to war with White Nationalism’
"When we combat white nationalism and when we combat racism."
Is the right wing ‘whitewashing’ the history curriculum taught in public schools?
A fight over new history curriculum standards in Virginia is part of a nationwide campaign to undermine public schools and prevent educators from teaching the truth about America’s inequality.