Fighting Autocracy with Democracy
We need to name and advance resources for democracy these days. Deborah Meier, in our blog conversation in Education Week... Continue reading →
View ArticleWhat Is Democracy?
Democracy as agency is radically different than the shriveled sense of "democracy" in today's public discussion, where tools substitute for substance. The larger meaning is hollowed out. Continue...
View ArticleMartin Olav Sabo and the Spirit of Democracy
Martin Olav Sabo, who served as a Democratic Congressman from Minnesota for 28 years and became chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee, died on March 8, from respiratory ailments. Continue...
View ArticleDemocracy and Civic Studies
Civic Studies also includes other traditions of theory and practice such as critical theory, community organizing, popular education, and interpretative social science, which recognizes the importance...
View ArticleBeyond Sentimental Citizenship — A New Cooperative Education
In our ongoing Bridging Differences conversation at Education Week about democracy in education, Deborah Meier has... Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Work and Workers of Democracy
We need to emphasize policies and practices that advance the work of making and sustaining democracy schools and the larger democracy. We need initiatives, like a new version of Cooperative Education,...
View ArticleConversations on Democracy — The John Dewey Society and Civic Studies
I've seen again and again how energized and hopeful people become when they come to see that they can actually make change and that democracy is an empowering way of life, not simply elections....
View ArticleElections and Assessments — A Citizens’ View
In our "Bridging Differences" conversation on Education Week, Deborah Meier raised the role of "structures" in a democratic way of life in her last blog. She brings to mind my discussions with students...
View ArticleDemocracy in Schools — The Need for a Larger Strategy
As I learned in the freedom movement as a young man (the "civil rights" movement) it's a mistake to make overly sharp contrasts between "democratic" and "undemocratic" communities, just as it's...
View ArticleThe Work and Workers of Democracy
We need to emphasize policies and practices that advance the work of making and sustaining democracy schools and the larger democracy. We need initiatives, like a new version of Cooperative Education,...
View ArticleConversations on Democracy — The John Dewey Society and Civic Studies
I've seen again and again how energized and hopeful people become when they come to see that they can actually make change and that democracy is an empowering way of life, not simply elections....
View ArticleElections and Assessments — A Citizens’ View
In our "Bridging Differences" conversation on Education Week, Deborah Meier raised the role of "structures" in a democratic way of life in her last blog. She brings to mind my discussions with students...
View ArticleDemocracy in Schools — The Need for a Larger Strategy
As I learned in the freedom movement as a young man (the "civil rights" movement) it's a mistake to make overly sharp contrasts between "democratic" and "undemocratic" communities, just as it's...
View ArticleConversations on Democracy — The John Dewey Society and Civic Studies
I've seen again and again how energized and hopeful people become when they come to see that they can actually make change and that democracy is an empowering way of life, not simply elections....
View ArticleElections and Assessments — A Citizens’ View
In our "Bridging Differences" conversation on Education Week, Deborah Meier raised the role of "structures" in a democratic way of life in her last blog. She brings to mind my discussions with students...
View ArticleDemocracy in Schools — The Need for a Larger Strategy
As I learned in the freedom movement as a young man (the "civil rights" movement) it's a mistake to make overly sharp contrasts between "democratic" and "undemocratic" communities, just as it's...
View ArticleCitizen Therapists Against Trumpism — The Path Back to Power
Citizen Therapists Against Trumpism is a response to a profoundly dangerous anti-democratic tendency in the U.S., visible as well in other countries. Their manifesto is endorsed by many prominent...
View ArticleThe Civil Rights Movement’s Lesson For Today’s Politics
To counter despair, we would do well to recall the forgotten "second voice" from the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. Continue reading →
View ArticleCollege Presidents As Stewards Of Democracy
<![CDATA[America is in great need of leaders who rise above everyday routines and bitter controversies to become stewards of democracy. I have come to believe presidents, among others, can take on...
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