Month: August 2016
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Education Matters, But Direct Anti-Poverty and Inequality-Reduction Efforts Matter More
I once began a K-12 education talk by putting the following two questions on a screen. 1. What is the single policy change that would most improve the quality of K-12 education? 2. What is the single policy change that would most reduce the opportunity gap between low-income and high-income…
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Privilege: Many Jill Stein Voters Have It, and Many Hillary Clinton Voters Do, Too
As an outspoken supporter of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, I often get questions akin to the one Stein was asked at the Green Town Hall on August 17: “Given the way our political system works, effectively you could help Donald Trump like Ralph Nader helped George Bush in…
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War in the Name of God: Christianity Is No Less Addicted Than Any Other Religion
America’s wars are religious affairs in which young people are called to sacrifice themselves for the Christian God.
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Jonathan Chait’s False Equivalence
Pundits get justifiably upset when voters or political candidates suggest that Hillary Clinton is just as bad as Donald Trump. The differences between Clinton and Trump and the dangers Trump poses are frequently overstated, but for those of us who believe in social justice, there’s no denying that four years…
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Truth or Politics
Tom Block is an author, artist, and activist whose most recent book, Machiavelli in America, explores the influence of the 16th-century Italian political philosopher on America’s politics. Machiavelli’s impact is particularly apparent today, as Block explains in the post below. Block (who you can follow on Twitter at @tomblock06 and…
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