crossposted from Daily Kos for which it was first writtenFriday schools across Maryland were closed, so I went to the first show at Noon. On the way home I thought long and hard about what I would say.No matter how I parse it, my reaction has two key points.1. Davis Guggenheim feels guilty about...
New Book: Social Class, Social Action, and Education: The Failure of Progressive Democracy
Shameless self-plug. My first book just came out. You can read the introduction here. Find it here. Middle-class progressives in the early 20th Century wanted to transform a corrupt and chaotic industrial America into an "authentic" democracy. But they were led astray by their privilege. Focused...
A Bunker Mentality Among Inner-City Chicago Youth
Miller McCune reports on a study by Mario Small about Chicago youth, arguing that the violence of these neighborhoods destroys trust on a very basic level. Youth have "associates" not friends. What does this do to any even minimal hope for collective empowerment in these areas?[See Small's website...