Submitted by arlenegloria on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 13:55
Despite protests from students, parents and teachers, the Chicago School Board voted unanimously to allow Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman to make major changes to the system Tuesday.
The board approved Huberman's emergency budget plan, which could lead to 2,700 teacher layoffs and give district officials the power to raise class sizes to up to 35 students. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 20:57
In his speech before Congress Wednesday night, President Obama did accomplish some positive things that will improve his political standing and shore up his political base, which had been eroding recently due to weakness in the face of attacks. But he and his party still face a serious, perhaps, insurmountable dilemma. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 14:46
New NPA REPORT SHOWS PAYDAY LENDING INDUSTRY THRIVES ON ECONOMIC CRISIS...
...and costs working poor borrowers at Least $3.5 billion per year in wealth stripping fees (interest) for small dollar loans. Read more »
Editor's note: Romney paid what the law required him to pay. The real culprits are sitting in Congress (both republicans and democrats) making laws and policies that benefit themselves and their rich patrons. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 13:52
Lew in, Daley out. But the Song Remains the Same
President Obama said 'Good bye' to Chief of Staff Bill Daley and 'Hello' to the new guy, Jacob Lew. Ho Hum, Lew's bio reads like a neo-liberal loyalist.
Here's the scoop from Randolph Sherman, PDA member from Western Pennsylvania. Read more »
Anthony DiMaggio is the author of The Rise of the Tea Party: Political Discontent and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama, just released by Monthly Review Press.
SB: Do you consider the Tea Party to be a real grassroots movement or purely orchestrated by elite institutions? Or a little of both? Read more »
The secret is out. To work in the 'new' CPS administration you have to master ptydepe and pass a test on it administered by Jean-Claude Brizard and his handler Rahm Emanuel. Read more »
Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 17:45
Jeff Connaughton , Chief of Staff to Sen. Ted Kaufman, 111th Congress at: Huffington Post 12/19/11 01:55 PM ET
Long silent and now contradictory, President Obama needs to deliver a clarifying speech about our financial markets and the rule of law. Speaking in Kansas on December 6, he said, "Too often, we've seen Wall Street firms violating major anti-fraud laws because the penalties are too weak and there's no price for being a repeat offender." Read more »
Despite protests from students, parents and teachers, the Chicago School Board voted unanimously to allow Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman to make major changes to the system Tuesday.
In his speech before Congress Wednesday night, President Obama did accomplish some positive things that will improve his political standing and shore up his political base, which had been eroding recently due to weakness in the face of attacks. But he and his party still face a serious, perhaps, insurmountable dilemma. 
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