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Schooling in the Ownership Society
Schooling in the Ownership Society
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Schooling in the Ownership Society
Law-and-order man Rahm was behind Clinton's mass deportation policies.
Previously restricted memos from Emanuel to Clinton are among thousands of White House documents kept secret until 12 years after Pres. Clinton’s second term ended in 2001. A review of the memos makes it clearer than ever that it was our mayor, Rahm Emanuel, despite his current facade as an immigration reformer, who was advising Clinton to step up mass deportations of undocumented workers.As mayor
Is the Gov. From the State of Koch too big to jail?
I wonder why there's no mention of the Koch Bros. in S-T's coverage of Gov. Walker's crooked campaign fundraising tactics. Walker is after all, the Gov. from Koch. Remember when a prankster called Gov. Walker posing as David Koch and mentioned "special interests" the governor didn't flinch. He didn't have to be told in whose interests he was working. Koch had bankrolled his campaign and
JUN 19
Vallas/Rauner, 2 Peas In A Pod
Thanks to S-T's Dan Mihalopoulos for stating the obvious.When it comes to some of the most important issues in education today, Quinn’s running mate in the November election — the former Chicago Public Schools chief executive Paul Vallas — appears to have plenty in common with Rauner. Effective or not, what Vallas did during the many years between leaving CPS and returning home to run for Illinois
JUN 18
Chicago's 'School Deserts'
Brandon Johnson is deputy political director of the Chicago Teachers Union, and heads its Black Caucus. He posts this solid piece on Labor Notes, "‘School Deserts’ Hit Chicago’s Black Neighborhoods".Black students and Black educators have shouldered the weight of nearly 20 years of school closings, as many of our neighborhoods turn into “school deserts,” with no traditional neighborhood
JUN 17
Judge frees Chicago from Shakman decree. Lets the fox guard the hen house.
"Part of the problem..."Best quote of the day comes on the heels of Chicago being released from the 42-year-old Shakman patronage-hiring decree, allowing Rahm's boys to police themselves. The quote comes from Jay Stone, the son of retired Ald. Bernard Stone (50th).“Emanuel is part of the problem — not part of the solution,” Jay Stone said as the mayor sat stone-faced a few feet away in f
JUN 16
Weekend Quotables
Ken GriffinKent Redfield“It’s certainly an indication of the increasingly large role that wealthy individuals are playing in American politics.” -- Sun-Times, Billionaire Ken Griffin gives Rauner record-breaking $2.5 millionRev. Walter "Slim" Coleman“We’re not suggesting that Rauner is a member of the Klan or that there were any Klansmen involved in his campaign or anything like that. W
Billionaire Griffin's influence will be felt no matter who wins the election
GriffinThe Billionaire Boys Club is flexing it's electoral political muscles again in Illinois. The Sun-Times reports that Citadel hedge-fund CEO Ken Griffin has kicked in a tidy $2.5 million to fellow billionaire Bruce Rauner's already bloated campaign fund. That includes $71,000 worth of in-kind contributions for the use of Griffin's private jet. It's reportedly the biggest single Illinois polit