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Monday, June 16, 2014

6-16-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letter to the BATS-

With A Brooklyn Accent:





For those who say Strong Unions are A Problem for the Nation

In the mid 1950's:35 percent of the US Labor Force was unionizedThe top 1 percent of earners made 9 percent of the incomeThe US was the most equal advanced nation in the world in terms of income distributionMillions of American families were moving out of crowded apartments intoprivate homesIn 201411 percent of the US Labor force is unionizedThe top 1 percent of earners makes 23 percent of the inc


6-14-14 With A Brooklyn Accent: Love Letter to the BATS- On the First Anniversary of the Badass Teachers Association
With A Brooklyn Accent:Are Teachers and Teachers Unions Really to Blame for the Shrinking of the Middle Class?If the American Dream of upward mobility seems to be fading away, if in fact more people are falling out of the middle class than moving into it- is the explanation for this really "a failing public school system, filled  with incompetent teachers" which is what Billionaires and