For once, the system worked. Sorta.
A really bad bill in Frankfort was actually changed because of public feedback. Yes, really.
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Inch by inch, Repubs are eroding democracy in Frankfort
We see Repubs elsewhere attacking democracy in big ways. Frankfort? Not so much. But inch by inch, the KY GOP is still eroding democracy. Death by a thousand cuts is still death.
Today in a COVID world
700 days of COVID. Hospitals are full. ER’s are overrun. Staff are burned out and raw. What now? After losing a dear friend to the virus, Debby Lucas Angel shares her thoughts.
The U.S. and pre-Nazi Germany: the similarities are growing, and dangerous
Mark Twain said, “History doesn’t repeat ... but it does rhyme.” Are we in the midst of one of those times?
Wait – now we need to teach the “good side” of the Holocaust?!?
To all the people trying to cover up the past, here’s a tip: 1984 was a warning, not an instruction manual. And SB 138 is a train-wreck of a bill.
Today’s censorship – darker, and headed for our schools
Censorship is not new. But a new censorship movement is hitting our schools – including right here in Kentucky.
More Republicans trying to whitewash history
Another bill has been introduced in Frankfort aimed at restricting teaching about racism. One professor calls it “more Orwellian double-talk.”
We’re losing teachers – and a teacher speaks out on why
We are seeing a mass exodus of teachers. In testimony before the legislature, a current teacher explains why.
Why are Republicans attacking your schools?
Our public schools have been under increasing attack in recent years, with the attacks mainly led by Republicans. Here are three reasons they are coming after public education.
A sampling of bad bills on the move
There are now about 700 bills filed in Frankfort, and guess what? Some of them are real stinkers. Here’s a few bad bills that are nevertheless moving.
Johnnie Turner knows education; just read what he had to say
A Twitter thread by a teacher from Knott County, recalling his visit with his state senator and their discussion about education.
Jim Crow in Kentucky, then and now
I don’t remember the white kid’s name. But I remember what he said to me after my community college Kentucky history class one day: “My parents or grandparents never told me about any of this. We needed to know the truth. Thank you.”
Dem candidate recruitment: Tough, Targeted ... or just Terrible
The Dems left lots of races unchallenged this year. What caused this? Even more important – what can we do about it?
SB 63: “A remarkably ill-conceived, unworkable, and fundamentally unnecessary bill”
SB 63 is another bill attacking our open records law. Amye Bensenhaver calls it out for what it is: unnecessary.
Is “Save the Children” now a political issue?
As the General Assembly considers the budget, we need to ask the question: Will we make “saving the children” a political issue in the budget?
Krugman on the Thought Police
If we ban teaching anything that makes people “uncomfortable,” where does that leave actual education?
