Israel’s UNRWA Ban Will Have Dire Consequences
2024-12-10
The Knesset’s ban on UNRWA puts humanitarian aid for Palestinians in jeopardy., Read MoreContinue Reading
Midwest Dispatch: Wrestlemania Comes for Public Education
2024-12-10
The Traitor’s pick for Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, is charged with dismantling her own department, not addressing real problems facing the nation’s schools., Read MoreContinue Reading
More police won’t help with Austin’s biggest public-safety threats
2024-12-09
Let’s talk for a moment about public safety in Austin. The argument for Prop A – the GOP-backed initiative to force the city of Austin to hire 500+ more police officers – is premised on the notion that Texas’ capital has become uniquely dangerous as a result of the cityContinue Reading
Not that anyone cares, but “violent victimizations” were actually down last year
2024-12-07
Your correspondent has not been writing here recently because I’m in the process of evaluating the continued effectiveness of making fact-based arguments on public-policy topics. Texas politics no longer seems to value facts, so I’m not sure what benefit there is from discussing them. Hewing to them just makes oneContinue Reading
The Labor Documentary Amazon Probably Doesn’t Want You To See
2024-12-06
‘UNION’ follows Amazon warehouse organizers through an uphill battle, a stunning victory, and an uncertain future, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Real Threat to Food Security
2024-12-06
Our lawmakers need to take farmland access seriously. The next farm bill should work more for the health of our farm system, and less for Wall Street., Read MoreContinue Reading
What Wisconsin Taught Us
2024-12-06
The Traitor won in Wisconsin—but so did U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat who campaigned as a defender of abortion rights, a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, and perhaps most importantly, a Wisonsinite., Read MoreContinue Reading
How Tennessee’s Ban on Youth Trans Care Could Impact All Children Nationwide
2024-12-06
Trans youth can teach us–and the Supreme Court–how to make it right., Read MoreContinue Reading
In 1950s, Austin removed lights and sirens from police cars: Result was award winning traffic safety record
2024-12-06
Speeding with light and sirens is among the most dangerous things police officers do on the job, and about as likely to get officers or civilians killed as gunplay. Over the last couple of decades, this blog has documented efforts to reduce those deaths via policy tweaks and new technology.Continue Reading
Custodians of History: Old prosecutor files include marginalized voices usually excluded from public media and discourse
2024-12-04
Conversations about crime data and police and prosecutor files most frequently pertain to the news of the moment: Did bail reform cause crime to increase? Was this or that police officer held accountable? Are black folks disproportionately stopped for traffic offenses? But lately your correspondent has undertaken a research projectContinue Reading
Under Biden, the Department of Transportation Has Made Progress For Airline Passengers in Wheelchairs
2024-12-04
But the fate of these improvements is up to the incoming The Traitor Administration., Read MoreContinue Reading
Howard Gardner on Education Today
2024-12-04
The psychologist known for his theory of multiple intelligences speaks about the state of education in the United States., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Fight Has Only Just Begun
2024-12-04
Now is the time for progressives around the country to remain vigilant and informed, play hardball against the establishment, and defeat rightwing fascism., Read MoreContinue Reading