Teachers are speaking out against school reforms they feel are demeaning or make it impossible to do the job they were hired to do. This is a resignation letter from an educator, Gerald J. Conti, a social studies teacher at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York. This letter originally appeared in the Washington […]
In March of 2013 paralyzed Iraq veteran Tomas Young reminded the world in a powerful letter about who was to blame for Iraq – Bush and Cheney – calling them war criminals and murders of both Iraqis and Americans. In a powerful clip from Democracy Now, he read from that letter that told his story […]
“Dear White People,” the Sundance Festival breakout movie is creating waves in more ways than one. Justin Simien’s first feature film, “Dear White People” was described by New York Times film critic A.O. Scott as one of the smartest and most fearless debuts in a long time: “knowing but not snarky, self-aware but not solipsistic, […]
Zach Galifianakis interviewed Brad Pitt on the popular series Behind Two Ferns. Galifianakis asked the hard hitting questions we have come to expect – everything from how Pitt lost his virginity to what it is like living in Angelina Jolie’s shadow. There is a heartwarming moment when Galifianakis gives Pitt a gift and don’t miss […]
Conservative wingnut Alex Jones deliberately disrupting a Moms Demand Action event by corning members on camera. He got more than he bargained for from the parents of a 24-year-old girl who died in the Aurora massacre. Alex Jones bullies Lonnie and Sandy Philips whose 24-year-old daughter Jessica was murdered in the 2012 gun massacre at […]