Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Politifact
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/oct/28/fact-checking-republican-cnbc-debate/
Friday, May 3, 2013
NYC Teachers Union: Reds at the Blackboard: Communism, Civil Rights, and the New York City Teachers Union
Taylor began teaching in the New York City public school system as a special education teacher. For seven years, he worked at Junior High School 278 in Marine Park, Brooklyn, with students who were classified as emotionally disturbed, one of the most challenging student populations in the system. In 1984 Taylor left JHS 278 and became a social studies teacher at James Madison High School in Brooklyn. While teaching there, he pursued his doctorate in history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. Clarence Taylor joined the Baruch College faculty in 2004. Prior to his appointment at Baruch, Professor Taylor spent many years teaching in the New York public school system.
Reds at the Blackboard showcases the rise of a unique type of unionism that would later dominate the organizational efforts behind civil rights, academic freedom, and the empowerment of blacks and Latinos. Through its affiliation with the Communist Party, the union pioneered what would later become social movement unionism, solidifying ties with labor groups, black and Latino parents, and civil rights organizations to acquire greater school and community resources. It also militantly fought to improve working conditions for teachers while championing broader social concerns. For the first time, Taylor reveals the union's early growth and the somewhat illegal attempts by the Board of Education to eradicate the group. He describes how the infamous Red Squad and other undercover agents worked with the board to bring down the TU and how the union and its opponents wrestled over anti-Semitism and other issues as the anti-communist investigations ran their course from Rapp-Coudert through the early 1960s.
Clarence Taylor provided our Dreamers and Fighters HISTORY page with an overview of the NYC Teachers Union, which will give you a preview of his forthcoming Reds On the Blackboard. He has lectured widely on the subject of teacher unionism and the TU and this book will feature a political view of the Union.
Timeline
Dreamers and Fighters web site is an attempt to further reach out — to those familiar with the impact of McCarthyism on a local level in New York City, and to those who would like the know more about it. Click your way through for a look at the History of the period, video clips from the Documentary, Multimedia from teachers, and for ongoing developments about the documentary and related Current Events. And don’t forget to join the conversation on the Message Board.
Dreamers and Fighters web site is an attempt to further reach out — to those familiar with the impact of McCarthyism on a local level in New York City, and to those who would like the know more about it. Click your way through for a look at the History of the period, video clips from the Documentary, Multimedia from teachers, and for ongoing developments about the documentary and related Current Events. And don’t forget to join the conversation on the Message Board.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right: Arthur Goldwag
From “Birthers” who claim that President Obama was not born in the United States to those who believe that the Constitution is in danger of being replaced with Sharia law, conspiratorial beliefs have become increasingly common in our public discourse.
His new book is The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right.
The Rise Of The New Hate
Poll: Most Americans Against Bush's Bailout Plan
Poll: Americans against auto bailout
His new book is The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right.
The Rise Of The New Hate
Poll: Most Americans Against Bush's Bailout Plan
Poll: Americans against auto bailout
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Columbia News: Political Science Professor Fredrick C. Harris
Columbia News ::: Q & A with Political Science Professor Fredrick C. Harris
Professor Fredrick C. Harris
“I was socialized in a political environment that really got me interested in politics because of the changes that were happening all across the country, particularly in my home town,” Harris said. “In the household, family members always talked politics.”
Harris’s life still revolves around race and politics, as he is head of the newly created Center on African American Politics and Society, part of the University’s Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy.
The center, which opened in January, just released its first study (pdf) exploring racial attitudes toward the presidential nomination process. Among its major findings, reported in a story last month: 76 percent of black voters find a candidate’s electability is one of the most important factors in choosing which candidate to back, compared with 65 percent of whites.
Professor Fredrick Harris was involved in race and politics long before he became an expert in the field. After Atlanta elected Maynard Jackson its first black mayor in 1973, many blacks were hired in large numbers, including Harris’s mother, who worked in the mayor’s office as a secretary and in human resources.
Professor Fredrick C. Harris
“I was socialized in a political environment that really got me interested in politics because of the changes that were happening all across the country, particularly in my home town,” Harris said. “In the household, family members always talked politics.”
Harris’s life still revolves around race and politics, as he is head of the newly created Center on African American Politics and Society, part of the University’s Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy.
The center, which opened in January, just released its first study (pdf) exploring racial attitudes toward the presidential nomination process. Among its major findings, reported in a story last month: 76 percent of black voters find a candidate’s electability is one of the most important factors in choosing which candidate to back, compared with 65 percent of whites.
Q. What is your primary goal for the center?
A. What I really want to do in this first semester is to look at the political side. And that will [encompass] information about the presidential election process and bringing together scholars who may be interested in participating in cooperative research within the center … and providing an intellectual forum to talk about these different political issues in the presidential process through a visiting speakers series. I really want to develop a major think tank where Columbia, through this center, will play a leading role informing the public as well as policy makers about these social-economic conditions.
Q. Why is this new center essential to the University?
A. I want to develop an umbrella of scholars in psychology, political science, sociology, law, economics and urban studies. So to bring together this talent and to develop both theoretically sophisticated work as well as work that will have policy ramifications that inform conditions that affect black communities … is good for Columbia. We have a broad base of talented people who are distributed throughout not only the college but the entire University.
Professor Fredrick Harris was involved in race and politics long before he became an expert in the field. After Atlanta elected Maynard Jackson its first black mayor in 1973, many blacks were hired in large numbers, including Harris’s mother, who worked in the mayor’s office as a secretary and in human resources.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Chinese Reopen Debate Over Chairman Mao's Legacy
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Daily plans for the first three weeks and commentary about these plans at three grade levels: primary (K–2), middle (3–4), and upper (5–6)
As China prepares to mark the 90th anniversary of its Communist Party on July 1, there are signs of a new ideological struggle over former leader Mao Zedong's legacy.
It's been nearly 35 years since the death of Chairman Mao, and the official verdict is that Mao was 70 percent right and 30 percent wrong. That assessment is controversial, given the tens of millions of deaths Mao caused through economic mismanagement and political terror.
Now an 82-year-old reform-minded economist, Mao Yushi (no relation to the former leader), has reopened the debate over the chairman inside China. In a bold essay, he wrote that Chairman Mao should not be viewed as a god any longer.
"The three biggest murderers of the 20th century are Hitler, Stalin and Mao Zedong. That's commonly accepted among historians outside China, and Mao killed the most people. They're seen as representatives of evil," he told NPR. "But in China, Mao's portrait is still in Tiananmen Square. If China wants to develop further, it needs to distinguish between basic right and wrong."
Reformist Mao Yushi, 82, has caused a storm with his latest essay criticizing Chairman Mao. But he would welcome a court hearing. "It wouldn't be me on trial, it would be Chairman Mao on trial," he says.
The website's [Utopia]founder, Fan Jinggang, 34, also started a bookshop specializing in the works of Mao, as well as Cu ltural Revolution-era films and biographies of leaders like Hugo Chavez. Fan says Mao Yushi has gone too far.
"[Mao Yushi] represents those Western imperialist powers and China's landlord class that were chased out at the founding of new China," Fan says. "Their common trait is they oppose the People's Republic of China, and China's socialist system."
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
What Is 'The Two-Way?
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Hello And Welcome To 'The Two-Way'
Meet The Host: Frank James
The Two-Way is written by veteran journalists Mark Memmott and Frank James. But it's really a team effort.
It's also a place for conversation about the news; we're counting on you to keep us honest. But please read the discussion rules before diving in.
Hello And Welcome To 'The Two-Way'
Meet The Host: Frank James
The Two-Way is written by veteran journalists Mark Memmott and Frank James. But it's really a team effort.
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