Category Archives: Wall Street

Public Schools for Sale?: Diane Ravitch Talks with Bill Moyers about the Privatization of Public Education

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Submitted by Elaine Magliaro NOTE: I originally posted this article at Res Ipsa Loquitor on June 8, 2014. I think it bears re-posting at Flowers for Socrates. Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University, a historian … Continue reading →

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Charter Schools and The Profit Motive

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro NOTE: I originally posted this article about charter schools and their backers at Res Ipsa Loquitor on March 16, 2013. I think it bears re-posting at Flowers for Socrates. In a 2010 New York Times article titled … Continue reading →

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Who the F*ck is Dan Loeb and How Is He Connected to Teacher Pensions and School Reformers?

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro I have focused much of my time lately doing research on anti-teacher/anti-tenure school reformers—including Campbell Brown, David Boies, and Michelle Rhee. In my post about school reformer/star lawyer David Boies, I noted how certain names kept “popping … Continue reading →

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Chris Christie Cuts Payments to State Pension Funds Retroactively in Order to Balance Budget…NJ Still Manages to Subsidize the Private Sector to the Tune of $1.57 Billion

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO A couple of weeks ago, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced his plan to use more than $2.43 billion that had been earmarked for public worker pension funding to balance his state’s ailing budget. Salvador Rizzo … Continue reading →

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THE DIVIDE: Matt Taibbi Talks about Unequal Justice in the Age of Inequality

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Back in February 2011, Matt Taibbi wrote an article for Rolling Stone titled Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail? In his article, he said that “financial crooks” brought down the world’s economy—yet the feds were doing more … Continue reading →

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