The Last Presidential Debate
The document is about the upcoming Atlanta Debate between two men, one a former president and the other a convicted felon. It highlights their differences and the importance of protecting democracy.
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Ten Commitments for Classroom Learning
Rather than bringing religion into school, there are values that all students and teachers can ascribe to regardless of their own religious beliefs. We can find these in our history—all of our history. In my own case, as a teacher, professor, and author, I have underscored my work as a writer and teacher with humanistic ideals. This post introduces you to the Ten Commitments.
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Banning Chapters from School Science Textbooks
Diane Ravitch posted on her blog that the Cy-Fair Board of Trustees voted to omit a series of science textbook chapters that address subjects such as climate change, vaccinations, cultural diversity, depopulation and humans’ impact on the Earth and its ecosystems.”
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Trumpism on Display at the Capitol
What have we become as a nation when this ex-president, who is the epitome of a con man, can overtake an entire political party? Most of the Republicans who met with Trump were also there in 2021. What moral sense do they have to go along with a fraudster, liar, thief, and criminal conspirator who probably should be in jail?
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Donald Trump: Tyrant or Political Prisoner?
We are witnessing a repeat of what happened in Europe in the 1920s and 30s which saw the emergence of three nationalist tyrants in Italy, Germany and the Soviet Union. Trump is using their playbooks and has emerged as a 21st century tyrant. This post compares Trump to tyrants and political prisoners (which he claims to be). It will be clear which list he belongs.
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Criminal Activity in Trump Tower Leads to a Conviction in a Manhattan Courthouse
Former President Donald Trump has been convicted in a Manhattan court of multiple felony charges related to his role in the “hush money” payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The high-profile trial, which captivated the nation, has resulted in a guilty verdict that will forever tarnish Trump’s legacy and have significant implications for his political future.
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Guilty: The Jury Has Spoken
In the New York “Hush Money” case, Trump was found criminally guilty of 34 felonies. A jury of his peers, made of 7 men and five women from New York City, convicted Trump. He is now a felon and will be bound by the laws of New York. Trump will not be able to vote because Florida does not allow felons to vote. He will also have to report to a parol officer in New York. and be bound by the rules against felons.
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Liberal Democracy & Enviromental Protection
During Trump’s presidency, the EPA rolled back more than one hundred environmental regulations.238 The health of the nation was put in a crisis with hundreds of thousands of Americans dying of COVID-19. Extreme weather events were met with ignorance and mockery for the people affected. In this post I review how Trump and his administration diminished the work of the EPA and science departments in the Federal government. This is a warning that it will worsen if Trump gets in again. We have to fight like hell to prevent that from happening.
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70 years after Brown, Georgia is moving in the wrong Direction
This is an article written by a group of Georgia public schools high school students. One of the students to Marietta High, just a few miles away from my home. I know many of the other schools represented by these students. The students have created a statewide activist group whose goal is to improve public school education.
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Shhh! Don’t tell Mesha Mainor and Moms for Liberty about this, #2
This guest post by Ed Johnson, Advocate for Quality in Public Education, Atlanta, GA
, edwjohnson@aol.com is the second of two posts written by Ed about the insanity of banning books from children’s eyes and minds. You can read the first of Ed’s posts here, Shhhh! Don’t tell Mesha Mainor and Moms for Liberty about this. You can also find other posts written by Ed Johnson on this blog here.
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