New Orleans At first this idea may sound really, really stupid. Ben Carson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) responsible for financing the public housing and housing subsidy vouchers across the country has announced a plan in his words, “to give poor people a way out of poverty.” His plan to achieve this …
Academics Find that Partisanship Has Become the Great Divider
New Orleans Families everywhere in America get together for Thanksgiving. They travel. They honor tradition and renew bonds. They cook and bake. They eat too much. They try to talk about how children have grown and how with each advancing year they miraculously haven’t aged a day. They avoid talking about politics at the table. …
Oklahoma Teachers Show What a Movement Looks Like
New Orleans Grabbing the mantle of a movement often seems like a first impulse for many protests and campaigns but reaching for it is not the same as being a movement. At the same time there are signs that can’t be missed when a real movement is stirring. I found delightful evidence in what many …