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Sunday, November 11, 2018

When American Troops interferred in more than an election in Russia

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Pvt. Henkelman, who painted car bodies at Detroit’s American Auto Trimming Co. before being drafted, told the soldiers he would cross ene...
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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Kristallnacht - The Day of Fate - David Frum, The Atlantic

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Until November 1938, the Nazi program for Germany’s Jews was one of humiliation, segregation, and exploitation. Recent scholarship has dr...
Friday, November 9, 2018

UFT Contract Vote Results - Finally

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I've been bitching about the lack of exact numbers ( UFT Contract Vote: Where are the numbers? ) but here they are: James has some...
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The Founders and Us -- Was John Adams Right and Jefferson and Madison Wrong?

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Since the 1980s, Ellis argues, the political right has engaged in a persistent, well-funded and “radically revisionist” act of historical ...
Thursday, November 8, 2018

Are Green Party Defections Due to Trump's Pushing People To Democrats, Countering Some Left Analysis?

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Normally, I would agree with the Jacobin election analysis. But  you'll note that all the victories were for Democrats, not Greens. Are...
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White House Press Release: Trump Fires Racist

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President Trump struck a blow for civil rights when he fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, an avowed racist. No further information is f...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

UFT Contract Vote: Where are the numbers? Lack of Transparency Leads to conspiracy theories

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"Hey, Norm, I bet they began counting the ballots the minute you were out the door." Comment on my post on "observing" ...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Video: School of Secondary Journalism Student Walkout - Student Leader Gets in Touch

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Here is a follow-up on the walkout of students yesterday at the Secondary School of Journalism on the John Jay HS Campus in Park Slo...
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School Scope: UFT Contract Passes, Pre-Midterm Thoughts

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My column submitted to The WAVE for Nov. 9, 2018. Written Monday, Nov. 5. School Scope: UFT Contract Passes, Pre-Midterm Thoughts By No...
Monday, November 5, 2018

UPDATED: STUDENTS ORGANIZE WALKOUT at Secondary School of Journalism - Complain About AI Principal Livingstone Hilaire

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I'm updating this post with info from Leonie Haimson. Also see her comment in the comment section. Students’ personal data is being c...
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Sunday, November 4, 2018

UFT Contract Vote Prelim Report: OT/PT Reject But 87% over all — 80-85% for teachers

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UPDATE - Monday -  OT/PT Chapter Leader urged YES Vote. Unity Caucus usually controls the functional chapters so this is not surprising. ...
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Friday, November 2, 2018

UFT Contract Vote Update - Large Turnout May Top 2014

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2 PM, Nov. 2 As you can see I signed a non-disclosure agreement on the outcome but can blog about the process. I’m here with people from...
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

UFT Contract Vote and UFT Election Update: The Split in the Opposition Doesn't Help

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I am setting the over/under for this contract at 89% approval as that was the yes vote in 2006, the last early  contract. James Ete...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

UFT Contract Vote Count Friday - I'm Going as an Observer, But Must Sign a Non-Disclosure

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I intend to check out the vote count this Friday at the AAA before heading to the ICE meeting but won't be able to report results as the...
Saturday, October 27, 2018

UFT Contract: My commentary and Swerdlow on Contract Dangers

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These committees will be, in effect, making contract.  If they cannot, these standards in most cases can be established by arbitration.  So,...
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Friday, October 26, 2018

Jacobin: The Ford Foundation’s Reform From Above in Ocean Hill-Brownsville

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.....behind the public rhetoric needed to create the consensus that it sought, there is evidence that the Foundation’s support for commun...