Why Does California Have So Many Charter Schools?
Courtesy of Dave Parker/Flickr California’s charter school industry is booming. Even as school districts reel from punishing budget cuts and school shutdowns, new charters are sprouting in every corner...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of America’s Labor Unions
SEIU union janitors protest in Los Angeles (Flickr/Slobodan Dimitrov) The Supreme Court this week dealt a blow to the nation’s struggling labor unions. In a 5-4 decision along ideological lines, the...
View ArticleLabor Day’s Violent Roots: The Hard-Won Fight for Your Long Weekend
It wasn’t always about the grilling and Slip’N Slide. In fact, that last glorious slice of summertime that Labor Day has come to represent masks the overlooked turbulent history that led to its...
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