Public schools in cities across the U.S., cities like Newark, New Jersey, have been the targets of privatization campaigns over the last two decades. Sociologist John Arena asks why rising star and Mayor Cory Booker was unsuccessful at forcing through corporate school reform in Newark, while his rival and successor Mayor Ras Baraka — the … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Voters put a Republican in Virginia’s Governor seat, Democrat in New Jersey’s Governor seat. Democrats put paid leave back into the Build Back Better Act, along with immigration reform. Supreme Court hears challenge to New York gun … Continued
DARNELL L. MOORE “No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America” What happens to the black boys who come of age in neglected, heavily policed, and economically desperate cities that the War on Drugs and mass incarceration have created? How do they learn to live, love, and grow up? Where … Continued
we speak with journalist Nida Khan about Bordentown Township Police Department’s policy that unjustly targeted Black people. Recently, Bordentown’s former Police Chief, Frank Nucera Jr. was charged with hate crimes and civil rights violations by federal prosecutors after revelations surfaced that he used dogs to attack black suspects and used hateful speech. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nida-khan/trump-political-rhetoric-_b_8664334.html feature image – … Continued
