I shared an excerpt of an e-mail I received from Joe Cascarelli of Westcliffe, CO, in my syndicated column today (here), which is adapted from my recent blog post on things parents can do post-Newtown without relying on government. Cascarelli describes a community organizing effort that every liberty-loving parent can get behind. I’m reprinting more […]

The post-Newtown witch hunt by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 In the aftermath of the horrific Newtown school massacre, Americans from all parts of the political spectrum agree that we need to pay more attention to mental health issues. Public death threats and incitements to violence must be taken seriously. The incendiary witch hunt […]

1. Teach our kids about the acts of heroes in times of crisis. Tell them about Newtown teacher Vicki Soto’s self-sacrifice and bravery. Tell them about Clackamas mall shopper Nick Meli, a concealed carry permit-holder whose quick action may have prevented additional deaths. Tell them about Family Research Council security guard Leo Johnson, who protected […]

“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” – Thomas Jefferson Right to Work laws protect the right of employees to choose for themselves whether or not to join or financially support a union. Longtime readers of my work know that I’ve been […]

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Retreat

Hey, Fat Cat Unions: Pay Your “Fair Share” by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 Message for wealth-bashing millionaire actor Ed Asner: Man up and take responsibility for lying to America’s schoolchildren. Confronted by a producer for Fox News Channel’s “The Sean Hannity Show” this week, the left-wing celebrity claimed he couldn’t remember “a thing […]

If CTU leader and “social justice” thug Karen Lewis is happy and union activists are cheering, you know it’s bad news for everyone else. As you’ve no doubt heard, school is back in session in Chicago after a week of child abandonment. Left-wing Democracy Now reported: “On Tuesday, 800 delegates of the Chicago Teachers Union […]

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While nearly 400,000 schoolkids remain shut out of their classrooms and parents risk losing their jobs to keep their kids safe, the Alinskyite Chicago teachers’ radicals are living it up. See the latest video at EAGNews after you read my column below. Takeaway quote from protesting teacher: “[T]his is the best I’ve felt in my […]

Yesterday, I gave you an up-close-and-personal look at Chicago Teachers Union radical Karen Lewis. EAGNews has done invaluable groundwork tracking these agitators over the years. Today, they bring exclusive video from the march yesterday that stopped traffic in the Loop. First up: “Che-cago!” Kyle Olson writes: “In the first day of its strike, the Chicago […]

Photo via Founding Bloggers This is the woman leading the walkout of 26,000 public school teachers in Chicago. Karen Lewis, head of the Chicago Teachers’ Union, is a loud-mouthed “social justice” radical whose Big Labor racket would rather abandon 350,000 children to the streets than accept merit-based pay, teacher evaluations, and a 16 percent pay […]

The tolerance police are out of control. It may be summer time, but some college campuses never take a break from P.C. indoctrination. Take Georgetown University, where a minority student has reportedly been kicked out of a summer scholars program for refusing to participate in an LGBT sensitivity training workshop. Kira Davis has the scoop […]

You might wanna take a look and see. Video via EAGNews: *** Flashback: “Educate, collaborate, AGITATE!”: Alinsky’s teacher corps

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As fiscal conservatives in Wisconsin and across the country celebrate the triumphs of GOP Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and progressive heads EXPLODE, my latest column looks back at the biggest losers in this nasty battle: The public school employee unions. They must be held accountable. Remember in November! *** Teacher’s unions […]

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**Written by Doug Powers Hey, why not? Michigan has such a tremendous budget surplus and the state’s debt is down to a manageable level. Time for free college for everybody: If a proposal by Michigan Senate Democrats becomes law, college for all students who have a K-12 education in the state of Michigan will be […]

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**Written by Doug Powers Remember when Newt Gingrich suggested that schools should hire students to do janitorial-type work so they could make some money and develop a work ethic? This is kind of similar, except without the extra work but still with the money. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: A charter high school near Cincinnati will […]

**Written by Doug Powers New York University is no longer the only school offering OWS classes. The notion of competition seems so… capitalist… but there it is nonetheless: Columbia University is offering a new course on Occupy Wall Street next semester — sending upperclassmen and grad students into the field for full course credit. The […]