The Milton Friedman “school choice” scheme in the 1950s aimed to block equal, integrated education for black families.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Jared Holst: Rolling with the Holmies
Bad enough that Elizabeth Holmes could conceivably wriggle out of a conviction. Even if she loses. we’ll have to endure her “Holmies”.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/28/2021
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The Violence of the 24-Hour Workday: Fighting Exploitation
The 24-hour-working immigrant underclass drags down the conditions of workers of all races, genders, and class positions across industries
UK’s National Health Service Still Playing Fast and Loose With Patients’ Health Data
This time it’s patients’ biometrics — their most sensitive data of all — that appear to be at risk.
Vaccine-Only Mandates as a Manifestation of the Bizarre Civil War-Stoking Impulses of the Professional-Managerial Class in the US
Why the vaccine-focused approach is not likely to develop necessarily to the advantage of the Biden Administration.
For-Profit Charter Schools Provide an Entryway for Private Investors to Exploit Public Education
An in-depth study of how investors in charter schools loot the businesses, and students predictably lose out.
Direct Contracting Entities: The Latest Scam to Privatize Medicare
Direct Contracting Entities are another scam from the usual suspects. Please sign the petition at the end
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/27/2021
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Patent Buyouts Can Help Win the Race Against Coronavirus Mutations
Instead of merely obtaining the surplus vaccines of rich countries, and relying on unpredictable donations, the existing Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access initiative should acquire the most promising vaccine patents and offer free production licenses.
Michael Hudson on Renegade Inc.: China’s Fortune Cookie Crumbles
Michael Hudson discusses China’s campaign to limit the influence of Western investors.
Nick Turse: Remembering America’s Civilian War Dead
Time for the US to take a hard look at the magnitude of civilan deaths incurred as a by-product of our Middle East nation-breaking.
Jackpot Readiness: The (Literal) Pressure Cooker
A potted history of the pressure cooker, and the values immanent within the technology.
