American Federation of Teachers — Bunk History

A JDL ad from the New York Times.

False Prophet

Meir Kahane's legacy in Israel and America.

by John Ganz via Unpopular Front on May 10, 2024

Political cartoon of men interrogating anxious teacher and inspecting classroom materials.

Political Repression and the AAUP from 1915 to the Present

How can we most efficiently defend the imperiled academy?

by Ellen Schrecker via Academe on October 10, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) displays the signed Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" law, while surrounded by elementary school students during a news conference on March 28.

Conservatives’ Panic Over Teachers Misses How Little Freedom They Have

Calls for control over educators are manufactured political myths as they’ve never had the power to push an agenda.

by Diana D'Amico Pawlewicz via Made By History on October 10, 2022

A broken key with a fist

The Road Not Taken

The shuttering of the GM works in Lordstown will also bury a lost chapter in the fight for workers’ control.

by Sarah Jaffe via The New Republic on June 24, 2019

The front pages of major newspapers the day after the Greensboro Massacre.

Fighting the Klan in Reagan’s America

The KKK was on the march in the 1980s. What strategies worked to stem their rise?

by Branko Marcetic via Jacobin on August 25, 2017

When Privatization Means Segregation: Setting the Record Straight on School Vouchers

The ugly roots of the "school choice" movement.

by Leo Casey via Dissent on August 9, 2017

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