Book: “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy”

Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy Randi Weingarten America’s most influential teacher’s union leader tells the anti-fascist history of public education, warning that American teachers today are under a new fascist assault–from book bans to culture wars and organized groups of “concerned” parents dictating what can… Continue reading

When the Fascists Arrive Holding Hands With the Oligarchs

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at Southwest Florida International Airport October 16, 2020, in Fort Myers, Florida.  (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Once the Nazis took power in Germany they banned books, outlawed drag shows, and homosexuality, changed school curricula to… Continue reading