There’s no question we are in a moment. There is a surge in organizing. There is public support. And workers are angry, says labor scholar Kate Bronfenbrenner.
Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman talks about the looming threats that the organized and well-funded right poses to public education and which tools are useful in fighting that threat.
It’s no coincidence that advocates for loosening child labor restrictions also push for expanding charter schools and voucher programs.
“It doesn’t belong in federal court. It’s a matter of state law against all state parties,” said ACLU PA Senior Supervising Attorney Stephen Loney.
“We’re absolutely in a public health crisis of epic proportions. We’re in a situation where there are reproductive health care deserts, not just abortion care deserts,” said National Abortion Federation President and CEO Brittany Fonteno.
Reporting intern Naomi Weiss interviewed protesters.
The “No Kings” rallies were organized in nearly 2,000 locations nationwide, including cities, towns, and community spaces.
Past is prologue in Central Bucks, where prior school boards kept kicking the fiscal can down the road until the bill finally came due, writes CBSD Board Vice President Heather Reynolds.
